Stretch of I-40 westbound reopens near Midwest City
MIDWEST CITY — Interstate 40 westbound between Choctaw Road and Hudiburg Drive is now open, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced.
Crews continue to work on eastbound I-40, which remains closed between Shields Boulevard and Anderson Road, for continued cleanup after the removal of the Engle Road bridge just west of the I-40 and Douglas Boulevard interchange.
Eastbound I-40 remains closed up to 5:30 a.m. Monday.
More than $170 million is being spent to rebuild I-40 at Douglas Boulevard into a single-point urban interchange.
The bridge design, which previously was used in reconstruction of the Morgan Road bridge over I-40 and the Lindsey Street bridge over Interstate 35 in Norman, will allow traffic to move through the interchange safely and more efficiently with only one set of traffic signals allowing for longer signal cycles.
Additionally, I-40 will be widened to six lanes between Town Center Drive in Midwest City and the Interstate 240 interchange.
In addition to replacing the Engle Road and Douglas Boulevard bridges, the project also includes rebuilding seven other bridges at Westminster Road, Anderson Road and Post Road, and the I-240 ramps at the I-40 interchange.
Most of the bridges being replaced date back to original construction of I-40 in the mid-1900s.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Interstate 40 westbound stretch near Midwest City reopens
