Expansion begins soon for busy Tahlequah road after 22 years

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May 25
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KJRH By: Samson Tamijani May 25, 2026

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Imagine you have a road connecting your neighborhood to downtown that's bumpy, beat up, and without a sidewalk. Both the city and the state say they're working on it. Then 22 years pass.

“It’s a lot of traffic through here all the time and I’ll be glad when they get it done,” Tahlequah resident Tyrel Drain told 2 News Oklahoma.

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