OWASSO, Okla. — A major roadway improvement project is set to begin between 66th Street North and 86th Street North, bringing long-awaited congestion relief to commuters traveling in and out of Owasso.
According to T.J. Gerlach with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), the project will expand the current four-lane roadway to six lanes — increasing from two lanes in each direction to three lanes in each direction.
Median to Become New Travel Lanes
Rather than widening the roadway outward, crews will utilize the existing wide grass median to add the new lanes.
“We’re going to take up that grass median and pave it,” Gerlach explained. “We’ll also install a new median shoulder and a barrier wall.”…