Oklahoma City Crosstown Expressway - Project Timeline

Project Timeline

  1. January 1996 — Citizens advisory committee formed.
  2. December 1998 — ODOT chooses route for new Crosstown
  3. February 7, 2001 — Formal public hearing held at the Myriad Convention Center.
  4. May 12, 2002 — ODOT announces federal funding secured.
  5. May 13, 2002 — Kick off meeting/groundbreaking.
  6. March 20, 2003 — Acquisition of all occupied residential property completed.
  7. 2004 - Railroad and utility relocations were to have begun.
  8. August 1, 2005 — Construction contract awarded to Muskogee Bridge Company.
  9. 2007 - Construction was to have been completed on new alignment for I-40.
  10. January 2007 - Surface Transportation Board approves railway abandonment application of Burlington Northern/Santa Fe (BNSF).
  11. July 2007 — The first section of the new Crosstown Expressway — Three sections, including two 80-foot (24 m) long bridges and one railroad bridge were completed.
  12. May 2007 - The State Convention of the Oklahoma Democratic Party adopted a resolution calling for a moratorium on construction and the appointment of a special commission to "consider alternatives that would preserve the Union railyard before any more public money is spent on this project."
  13. August 1, 2007 — Collapse of I-35 bridge in Minnesota
  14. September 20, 2007 — Hole in Crosstown closed all but one lane of traffic and created significant traffic delays.
  15. November 29, 2007 - Hole in Crosstown closed all but one lane of westbound traffic east of Robinson Avenue.
  16. March 14, 2008 - Hole in Crosstown closed all but one lane of westbound traffic.
  17. March 28, 2008 - Hole in Crosstown closed all but one lane of westbound traffic from the I-235 junction to Classen Boulevard.
  18. June 5, 2008 - Surface Transportation Board reopens railway abandonment case and declares it void due to false statements made by BNSF.
  19. July 15, 2008 - BNSF files petition with STB for relocation (instead of abandonment) of existing railway.
  20. September 20, 2008 - ODOT Director Gary Ridley announced no funds are available to tear down the existing Crosstown Expressway as originally planned. He estimated the cost of demolition and removal to be an additional $100 million.
  21. September 24, 2008 - The City Council of Norman, Oklahoma, adopted a resolution requesting the Governor to appoint a commission to consider alternatives to removal of the Union Station railyard.
  22. October 6, 2008 - The City Commission and the Economic Development of Authority of Shawnee, Oklahoma, adopted resolutions requesting Governor Brad Henry, a native of Shawnee, to appoint a commission to consider alternatives to removal of the Union Station railyard. In addition to Norman, the cities of Chickasha and El Reno have also passed similar resolutions.
  23. October 20, 2008 - The Shawnee City Commission by a 5-2 vote denied a request by ODOT officials to reconsider the resolution.
  24. April 7, 2009 - Another hole and a loose expansion joint in Crosstown closed all but one lane of westbound traffic between the I-235 junction and Classen Boulevard
  25. January 5, 2012 - Eastbound lanes were transferred to the new alignment.
  26. 2012 - Projected completion date for new Crosstown Expressway

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