Part of soutbound I-35 in OKC will close Monday and Tuesday nights. Here's a detour.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced a stretch of interstate highway lanes in the Oklahoma City area will be closed for two nights.
Southbound Interstate 35 should be closed at Interstate 44 from 8 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday, the department said. It will then close again from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday, due to ongoing road work in the area.
Drivers are advised to use westbound I-44 to southbound Interstate 235 as a detour and should plan ahead for extra travel time. The eastbound I-44 off-ramp to southbound I-35 is expected to remain open during the work period.
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Southbound I-35 will be closed at I-44 from 8 p.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and again from 8 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday as part of ongoing work in the area.
Drivers can take southbound I-35 to westbound I-44 to southbound I-235 as a detour. pic.twitter.com/JrnVoGM0kO— Oklahoma Department of Transportation (@OKDOT) July 5, 2024
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