After months and years of talks, meetings and planning, Guthrie residents and motorists will soon see the construction of a new bridge and street widening on State Highway 33.
Motorists should be aware of construction on SH-33 in Guthrie starting Jan. 30 and use caution through the area. Eastbound and westbound SH-33 will remain open at Cottonwood Creek between 12th St. and Division St. during the initial reconstruction and widening of the bridge to four lanes.
The new bridge will be built parallel to the existing structure to limit disruption to traffic during the project with completion anticipated by late summer 2018. However, motorists may anticipate some lane closures and lane shifts later in 2017.
Manhattan Road and Bridge Co. of Tulsa was awarded the $17.2 million contract in October 2016. Related article: ODOT awards bid to begin building new bridge on Highway 33
“You (Guthrie and Logan County residents) have waited nearly two decades for this bridge so just give us a little more time and we will have it open and you will be very proud on what this bridge looks like,” ODOT’s Executive Director Mike Patterson said in an October Transportation Commission Meeting.
The project is expected to take 560 calendar days, or about a year and a half to complete.
“I want to offer my appreciation to the citizens of Guthrie and Logan County for their patience. It has taken a long time,” Patterson said.
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