Last Updated on May 18, 2023, 10:52 PM | Published: May 18, 2023
MIDWEST CITY — Plan ahead for a complete weekend of I-40 being shut down in both directions on I-40 between I-35 and Choctaw Road.
Plans are for the busy stretch to close both eastbound and westbound from:
- 7:00 PM Friday, May 19 to 5:30 AM Monday, May 22.
The corridor extends through urban areas on the OKC metro’s east and involves major widening, the first in decades.
Details
Lane closures in Oklahoma City and Midwest City include:
- The three left lanes of eastbound I-40/I-35 will be closed at Shields Blvd. and traffic will be diverted to northbound I-35.
- Southbound I-235 will be narrowed to two lanes and the ramp to eastbound I-40 will be closed. All southbound I-235 traffic must go either to southbound I-35 or to westbound I-40.
- The right lane of southbound I-35 will be closed at N.E. 10th Traffic must take westbound I-40/southbound I-35.
- Westbound I-40 will be narrowed to one lane and detoured to westbound I-240 starting at Choctaw Rd.
- Westbound I-40 ramps from Anderson Rd., Douglas Blvd., Industrial Blvd., Town Center Dr., Air Depot Blvd., and Hudiburg Dr. will be closed.
- Anderson Rd. will be closed at I-40 for bridge work during the closure.
Eastbound I-40 ramps will be closed starting in Oklahoma City and continuing east into Del City and Midwest City. Ramp closures include:
- Southbound I-35 ramp to eastbound I-40.
- Eastbound I-40 ramps from Scott St., Sunnylane Rd., S.E. 15th, Sooner Rd., Air Depot Blvd., Town Center Dr., and from Industrial Blvd., which is permanently closed.
- Southbound and northbound Douglas Blvd. ramps to eastbound I-40 will be closed.
This two-year project will reconstruct the I-40 Douglas Boulevard interchange into a Single Point Urban Interchange, which improves safety and traffic flow, said a news release from ODOT. The project also is widening I-40 to six lanes between I-240 and Town Center Dr. and will address nine bridges throughout the project.
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