The Norman Transcript
By Mindy Ragan Wood
Apr 30, 2023
A stretch of East Alameda Street will get a little more narrow for cars, but a lot wider for bicyclists as the city plans to rehab the street between Classen and Ridgelake boulevards.
Following City Council approval Tuesday of a contract with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, bike lanes will likely be installed next year, said Public Works Director Shawn O’Leary.
“We are tentatively planning a bid opening for the project in November, 2023,” O’Leary told The Transcript. “Construction, mostly pavement markings, will take place in early spring, 2024. Weather permitting, cyclists should be using these on-street bike lanes by this time next year.”
The project will combine federal grant funds with the city’s 20% match of $47,000 to convert 2.3 miles of the road from a 5-lane street to three lanes with bike lanes on the west and east bound sides of the street, city records indicated.
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