OUTER LOOP: TRI-CITY CONNECTOR
INFORMATION
Outer Loop: Tri-City Connector
Corridor Manager:
Colin O'Leary, PE, CFM
Poe & Associates
405-754-6275
2032
ESTIMATED COMPLETION
~8 Miles
PROJECT LENGTH
$360,000,000
ESTIMATED BUDGET
(Updated as of 11/07/2024)
TYPE
New alignment high-speed expressway facility from SH-152 (Airport Rd), south and east to I-44.
OVERVIEW
The Tri-City Connector is a section of the OKC Outer Loop. For a history of the Outer Loop, click HERE.
The construction includes a new connection from the John Kilpatrick Turnpike terminus at SH-152 (Airport Rd), around the Will Rogers World Airport to I-44, north of the South Canadian River. This project will connect Southwest OKC and the metro area and continue the Outer Loop. It will increase access and offer alternative routes from I-40 to I-44 and, ultimately, I-35. The project includes interchanges at I-44 and SH-152.
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
MEDIA
Content will be continuously provided as project progresses.
DOCUMENTATION
Documentation for this project will be added as it becomes available.
TIMELINE
Milestones will be added as project progresses.
Oct. 17, 2023
First ACCESS Program Bond Sale.
Apr. 14, 2023
OTA placed all work on the ACCESS program on pause.
Dec. 8, 2022
OTA placed all work on the Tri-City Connector on pause.
April 14-21, 2022
OTA hosted a series of four public meetings to discuss the new alignments in the ACCESS program.
Mar. 11, 2022
Engineering teams assigned to specific projects throughout the program to begin preliminary design and necessary studies of the corridor.
Feb. 22, 2022
Details of the long-range plan, designated as the ACCESS Oklahoma Program, are announced and supporting website published.
Dec. 7, 2021
Secretary Gatz announces the OTA's intent to develop a 15-year long-range transportation infrastructure improvement plan.