Virtual Open House

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 purpose of the virtual open house is to update the public on the status of the project, present the proposed design for the interchange, and obtain public input.  

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Description

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing improvements to the I-44 and US-75 interchange in the City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. The current cloverleaf interchange at I-44 and US-75 is an outdated design that is no longer sufficient for today’s traffic volumes. With future traffic volumes projected to exceed 90,000 vehicles per day (vpd) on US-75 and 100,000 vpd on I-44, improvements are needed to increase mobility and reduce congestion. Existing collision rates on I-44 and US-75 in this area are over four times the state average for similar highways. Almost half of the collisions in the last 10 years were rear-end collisions, which can be attributed in part to congested conditions.

The purpose of the project is to accommodate existing and future growth and traffic demand, decrease congestion, and increase mobility. Improvements to the I-44 and US-75 interchange were initially studied in an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the US-75 Corridor from SH-67 (151st Street) to I-44, completed by ODOT in 2002. The EA evaluated widening of US-75 and reconstruction of the I-44 interchange with several direct connection flyover ramps. In 2017, ODOT completed a preliminary engineering study of the portion of I-44 from I-244 to the Arkansas River, which also included the I-44 and US-75 interchange. As part of the 2017 study, the design of the interchange was modified slightly from the 2002 EA to better accommodate new development in the area. The updated concept was presented at a public meeting in November 2017. The project was then divided into five Work Packages for final design and construction. Work Package 1 began construction in January of 2021.

Comments

ALL COMMENTS NEED TO BE RECEIVED BY THE END OF BUSINESS ON JUNE 30, 2021

Submit Online:  Comment Form

NOTE: To submit this Comment Form by email please download the form. Use your Adobe Reader to fill in your information and leave your comment, then select the Submit by Email button. You can also fill in the downloaded form and send it as an email attachment if you are on a public computer, or email your comments to environment@odot.org. If you do not currently have an Adobe Reader, you can download a free copy at https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Email: environment@odot.org

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

Downloads

• Pamphlet
• Project History
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
• Work Package 2
• Work Package 3
• Work Package 4
• Work Package 5
• Environmental Impacts
• How Will Access Change
• What if my Property is Affected
• What is Being Built
• What will the Projects Cost
• When will the Projects be Built
• Why are we Building this Project
• Noise Impacts & Exhibits
  
• Property Rights Brochure
• Relocation Brochure