City of Tulsa Street Maintenance personnel are working on emergency joint and panel repairs on the 71st Street bridge over the Arkansas River through the month of April into early May.

During this work, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction on the bridge.  Gov. Kevin Stitt issued a proclamation for April 4 – 15 as Oklahoma Work Zone Awareness Weeks. The governor cited statistics including:

• In 2021, 20 people were killed and 261 were injured in more than 1,557 collisions in Oklahoma work zones and many of these fatalities and injuries were caused by inattentive driving, following too closely, and speeding in construction zones.
• By state law, the fines for speeding in work zones are doubled and texting while driving is banned; drivers are asked to remain vigilant behind the wheel and buckle up, as 50 percent of crashes potentially would have been less severe for drivers wearing a seat belt.