City of Tulsa Weekly Street Construction Update

Street improvement areas which will affect Tulsa traffic include:<br><br>**Now open: 145TH EAST AVENUE, JUST SOUTH OF ADMIRAL PLACE<br><br>**Friday, March 3: The southbound curb lane of SOUTH MEMORIAL

Friday, March 3rd 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

Street improvement areas which will affect Tulsa traffic include:

**Now open: 145TH EAST AVENUE, JUST SOUTH OF ADMIRAL PLACE

**Friday, March 3: The southbound curb lane of SOUTH MEMORIAL DRIVE AT 61ST STREET will close on Friday evening after rush hour for pavement repairs. The lane will reopen by 6 a.m. Monday, March 6.

**Monday, March 6: CINCINNATI AVENUE, JASPER TO KING STREETS: The southbound curb lane will be closed for seven days for work to finish the project to widen Cincinnati from Haskell to Oklahoma streets.

** EAST 116TH STREET SOUTH is closed between Hudson and Fulton avenues for 15 to 30 days. Construction crews are installing a storm sewer near the Frenchmanâ€™s Creek subdivision. A detour is marked for traffic between Sheridan Road and Yale Avenue.

EAST 54TH STREET NORTH IS CLOSED BETWEEN PEORIA AND MADISON AVENUES until the middle of next week for street reconstruction. Nearby residents should use Madison Avenue for access to 56th Street North, and 52nd Street for access to Peoria Avenue.

SHERIDAN ROAD, 71ST TO 81ST STREETS: Work has begun to widen Sheridan to five lanes. Delays should be expected. Completion of this project is estimated for November.

61ST STREET, MEMORIAL DRIVE TO SHERIDAN ROAD: Two lanes of traffic are open on 61st Street between 76th East Avenue and South Sheridan Road. All four lanes will be opened in early April, after crews finish building a retaining wall. 61st Street is being widened to five lanes (center left-turn lane) between Memorial Drive and Sheridan Road.

SHERIDAN ROAD, 61ST TO 71ST STREETS â€“ Sheridan Road is being widened to five lanes. Five lanes are open on most of this mile stretch. Completion is expected in March.

41ST STREET BRIDGE OVER THE BROKEN ARROW EXPRESSWAY is closed through August for construction of a new bridge. Through traffic is blocked on 41st Street between Memorial Drive and Mingo Road.

101ST STREET AND DELAWARE AVENUE: 101st Street is being widened to three lanes between Delaware and Gary avenues. Motorists should expect delays. Completion is expected in March, weather permitting.

SOUTH MINGO ROAD, 96TH TO 101ST STREET: The road is being widened to three lanes; motorists should expect delays. Completion is expected in March.

HARVARD AVENUE, 31ST TO 41ST STREETS: The southbound curb lane is closed during work hours for construction of curb, gutter and sidewalks. This site is the first work area of a multiple-location street rehabilitation contract. Time on the 210-day contract will begin on April 1, after winter weather has passed.

71ST STREET AND RIVERSIDE PARKWAY: The center westbound lane on 71st Street is closed near Riverside, as well as the outside westbound lane on the 71st Street bridge over the Arkansas River. Crews are building a pedestrian/bicycle trail on the north side of the bridge. Completion is expected in June.