Roads and Highways
Oklahoma City is served by an extensive freeway network. The city's network serves every major city in the region and are 6-8 lanes. Most have a level of congestion significantly lower than most comparably sized cities. In fact, OKC's freeways are rarely congested with the "stop and go" commuter patterns of other major cities. It is often said that one can get from any part of the OKC Metro area to downtown in 30 minutes or less by freeway. The city streets are on a N-S-E-W grid network with major streets one mile separated.
The section of I-40 directly adjacent to downtown is known as the "Crosstown Expressway". The I-40 Crosstown Construction Project will relocate the stretch of highway several blocks to the south. It is expected to be completed in 2012.
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