Widening plan targets Norman stretch of I-35
TRANSPORTATION $43.1 million project is designed to alleviate congestion
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BY JULIE BISBEE
Published: January 6, 2009
A $43.1 million project that will widen Interstate 35 up to six lanes near Norman is expected to begin this year, state transportation officials said.
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Road was designed for fewer vehicles
The roadway is one of the busiest in the state, with nearly 70,000 vehicles traveling it each day, Ridley said. The interstate roadway near Norman is designed to carry about 30,000 vehicles.
Leaders from the Norman area praised the Transportation Commission’s approval of the project, which they say will help alleviate congestion on that stretch of roadway.
"This is history-making,” said state Rep. Scott Martin, R-Norman.
"This project is long overdue. Thank you for making this a priority.”
The contractor for the project, Haskell Lemon Construction Co., will get an extra $15,000 each day the project is completed before its target.
The company will be fined $15,000 each day the project is late in meeting the completion deadline.
Streb, the department’s director of engineering, said the project will be similar to the widening project recently completed on Interstate 40 between the Amarillo junction and Morgan Road.
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