The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has begun preparations for the guardrail rehabilitation project set to start next week on U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 60.
The project consists of guardrail replacement at the U.S. 75-Adams Boulevard overpass, as well as along the north side of Lee Lake and both the north and south sides of Adams Boulevard where the Pathfinder pedestrian tunnel crosses Adams west of Silver Lake Road, Director of Engineering Micah Siemers said recently.
“ODOT will begin work on this project next week, likely consisting of setting up signage and moving in equipment,” Siemers said. “They plan to start at the west location and work their way east.”
Siemers said temporary lane closures should be expected at each location to facilitate setting new steel posts. Traffic will remain open in each direction on Adams Boulevard as the outside lanes will be the only portions closed.
It is anticipated the City of Bartlesville will receive advance notice of the closure of the clover-leaf ramp for northbound U.S. 75 traffic wishing to take 60 West during that portion of the project, Siemers said.
“Due to the single lane of this ramp, there will be a period of about four hours that the ramp will be closed completely once they get to this point in the project,” he said. “This will be the last area of work, so there will be a notice before that phase begins.”
Additionally, the pedestrian tunnel at Adams Boulevard west of Silver Lake Road will be closed for a portion of the project in the interest of safety for trail users.
“Closure of the trail should be limited to a couple of days,” Siemers said.