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Unequal Funding

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DT district to get more than twice If the $639,000,000.00 tax increase passes on November 12, the money for streets will not be spent equally around the City of Tulsa. In fact, Council District 4 is slated to get more than double what will be spent in Districts 3, 5, 6 and 9 (see related…

Route 66 markers being installed

Tulsa Beacon

Installation of Route 66 Historical Markers at 29 Tulsa locations has begun.  The project is scheduled for completion in October. The signs feature tourist-oriented narratives and historical photos. A sales tax increase included $15 million for projects on Route 66 in Tulsa.  The City of Tulsa has contracted with Hoffer & Waska, LLC for $30,550…

Kickapoo Turnpike officially named

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) Board of Directors voted to approve the Kickapoo Turnpike as the official name of the Driving Forward initiative’s Eastern Oklahoma County corridor construction project at its monthly board meeting. “We are honored to recognize the Kickapoo Tribe through the naming of the Kickapoo Turnpike,” Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation…

Mingo Road will grow to 5 lanes

Tulsa Beacon

City officials held a groundbreaking for the widening of South Mingo Road between East 71st Street and East 81st Street. South Mingo Road between East 71st Street and East 81st Street will be widened from two lanes to five lanes – two northbound lanes, two southbound lanes and a center left-turn lane, and sidewalks will…

Fewer state bridges deemed dangerous

Tulsa Beacon

Bridge conditions in Oklahoma are improving, Gov. Kevin Stitt said in a recent meeting of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission. Secretary of Transportation and ODOT Executive Director Tim Gatz introduced Stitt, who was attending his first commission meeting as governor. Stitt congratulated ODOT on its effort to address the condition of the state’s infrastructure, noting that…