Tulsa World
by: BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Mayor Dewey Bartlett and downtown leaders will announce Wednesday the long-awaited rebuilding of the Boulder Avenue bridge.
Construction on the $8.2 million bridge will begin in September and will wrap up in the summer of 2012. The bridge, which is seen as a major connector between the central business district and the Brady District, will span the railroad tracks from First to Archer streets.
"Building the new bridge between the downtown core and the historic Brady Arts District, which is undergoing rapid revitalization, is the latest infrastructure improvement for this area," Bartlett said.
"The new Boulder bridge will provide a needed link, for both vehicles and pedestrians, between the restaurants, entertainment venues and cultural attractions in the Brady District and ONEOK Field, the BOK Center and other portions of the downtown area."
The old Boulder Avenue bridge, built in 1929, was closed to traffic a decade ago due to structural instability and was demolished in 2009... FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, July 5, 2011
by John Cox