In addition to routine road maintenance, several major projects are underway in District 1. One is the replacement of the bridge at Broadway and Camp Road. This project began in mid summer and continues to progress well.
Contractors have begun driving pilings for the bridge and are also busy constructing a permanent access road to Camp off of Broadway, just west of the bridge. The old intersection had to be relocated due to the scope of the bridge project.
A tentative date for completing the new 227′ bridge is February 2013.
Preparations are also underway for paving three miles of Broadway Road from Waterloo to Simpson. Oklahoma County was kind enough to loan us a “reclaimer” machine for grinding up areas where there is road base failure.
Members of the District 1 crew will be out patching Broadway during the next several days, so please drive carefully in work zones. The road may have intermittent areas of roughness while repairs are underway.
Road crew have also been working within Oak Tree Estates just north of Waterloo. Residents of this addition donated $60,000 to the county for repair of deteriorating roadways within their neighborhood. We have been grinding up old pavement in preparation for an asphalt overlay on various streets.
Our office is also currently working to complete grant applications by October 31 for road funding through the Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP). We are preparing applications for Davis Rd., Academy, Santa Fe and W. Camp.
While REAP allows us to submit four applications, only one project can be funded and it must rank high enough to compete with other entities. In December or January, we will know which projects were funded.
Staff has also been working to finalize a contract with a right-of-way acquisition company and ODOT in preparation for paving Coltrane Road. I will provide more information about these efforts in future updates.
Mark Sharpton
County Commissioner
District 1
405.282.3581
I would like to see Roller Coaster/Triplett paved from pine to midwest.