A long-planned, $9.3 million streetscape project along the Route 66 alignment of NW 23rd Street in Oklahoma City is set to begin on Jan. 12.
The Oklahoman newspaper reported that construction in the area will last about 18 months, but the street won’t be closed entirely.
Business owners and neighboring residents alike have long requested better pedestrian protections along the traffic-heavy NW 23rd thoroughfare…