NewsOK
Published: September 1, 2010
Modified: August 31, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Somewhere, Ernest Istook has to be smiling. As Oklahoma's 5th District representative, Istook spent several years urging the state to help pay for relocation of the Interstate 40 Crosstown, and particularly for a new downtown boulevard where the current I-40 now stands.
"Typically, the federal share would be about two-thirds of the interstate cost, but none of the boulevard expense," Istook wrote on these pages in 2005. "Unfortunately, the state's participation has been ... extraordinarily low."
Not anymore. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation's new eight-year construction plan includes money for the boulevard, an $80 million project that is a crucial piece of the city's long-term planning for downtown... FULL ARTICLE
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Wed, September 1, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski