July 1, 2011
McAlester News-Capital
Submitted report
McALESTER — The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has listed the following construction projects that will have an impact on travel on major highways beginning today and extending through Tuesday.
Significant weekend traffic backups on I-35 at Marietta, near the Texas border, are expected at peak travel times, particularly this evening and Monday afternoon. Motorists are asked to expect delays of at least one-half hour during peak travel times in this area and plan accordingly.
The construction zone can be avoided by using an alternate route such as US-77, which runs parallel to I-35 throughout most of the state. Other possible alternates include US-69/US-75, US-81 and US-377.
Also, the right lane of southbound I-35 is closed two miles south of the Kansas border.
Both the north and southbound US-77 are down to one lane north of Newkirk at Chilocco... FULL ARTICLE
Posted on
Fri, July 1, 2011
by John Cox