Contact:

Should you have any questions regarding this project, please email environment@odot.org, or call 405-325-3269 and leave a detailed message.

Purpose

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), proposes to make safety improvements to SH-9 starting just east of the Kings Creek bridge outside of Whitefield and extending east 4 miles in Haskell County, OK. This segment of SH-9 is an open section minor arterial highway facility with two 12-foot-wide paved driving lanes and 3-foot-wide shoulders. Within the project area, there are angled intersections and drives, poor traffic flow, deteriorating pavement, narrow shoulders, and substandard sag curves. This stretch of SH-9 has one span bridge and five narrow reinforced concrete box (RCB) bridges listed on the National Bridge Inventory (NBIs #29187, #11605, #11607, #11934, #01301 & 11614). The 2023 traffic volume is 6,900 vehicles per day (vpd), which is projected to increase to 8,300 vpd by 2043.

Description

ODOT is developing design plans for improving this segment of SH-9 while taking into consideration the cost of construction, right-of-way and utilities impacts, and potential environmental concerns. The proposed improvements consist of symmetrically widening and reconstructing the roadway on existing alignment to create two 12-foot-wide driving lanes with 10-foot-wide paved shoulders. To improve traffic flow, an alternating 12-foot-wide passing lane with a 4-foot-wide shoulder will be added along a 2-mile segment of the corridor. Angled roads, driveways, and entrances will be realigned, and steep dips will be corrected to address limited site distances. The RCB bridges will be lengthened to create 44-foot-wide roadway clearances. The acquisition of new temporary or permanent right-of-way is anticipated, and the relocation of utilities is likely. The highway will remain open during construction.

Comments

ALL COMMENTS NEED TO BE RECEIVED BY THE END OF BUSINESS ON APRIL 26, 2024

Submit Online:  Comment Form

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Email: environment@odot.org

Address:
ODOT Environmental Programs Division
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
200 N.E. 21st Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3204

Downloads

• Postcard
• Public Meeting Handout
  
• Project Overview Map
• Project Typical Section Figure
• Bridge A Plan & Profile Figure
• Project Rollout Exhibit
• Environmental Compliance Information
• Frequently Asked Questions