BA City Projects Update

A Look Beyond The Dirt and Cones

Wondering what is happening in the city of Broken Arrow? August 2024 was a busy month as the city made progress on many projects including the new 23rd Street bridge, a new park that’s coming to south Broken Arrow, and many other infrastructure improvements underway for the amphitheater project.

Quality of Life Improvements

Elam Park in south Broken Arrow is nearing completion and almost ready for your family to enjoy. The trees have been planted, and the installation of the sod is wrapping up. The restroom fixtures look great, and the contractor is installing the slides and the final pieces of the playground. Electricity is expected to be connected at the park near the end of this month. Once the final landscaping is finished, the park will be ready for its grand opening!

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority approved a new connection to the Creek Turnpike from inside Events Park. The button hook loop will allow driver access to the northbound Creek Turnpike without exiting the park. This new connection will be one of four access points to exit Events Park to help quickly, efficiently, and safely clear the parking lots after events at the amphitheater. Plus, grading for the parking lots and detention ponds is also underway. The sanitary sewer lines and waterline interconnections are being installed. Preparation for the new pedestrian bridge connection at the park’s entry is underway. And the electrical package installation has just been awarded.

The City’s Streets paving crew has laid three lifts of asphalt on 43rd Street next to Rosewood Elementary. This is the new road that will connect Events Park to Washington Street where it intersects Highway 51. The asphalt part of this roadway is completed. The Stormwater crew will now begin pouring the concrete approach off Gary Street. Striping begins this week, and then the south end of this new street will be completed. The Stormwater crew will be shaping the shoulders and drainage ditches and laying the sod to wrap up this portion of the project.

Connectivity Improvements

On 23rd Street, also known as County Line Road, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation project from Houston to Kenosha is nearing completion. The new bridge over State Highway 51 is finished and the drainage structures are all in place. The contractor is finishing up the asphalt for the remainder of the project. ODOT anticipates they will be wrapping up this project by the end of August.

Also, on County Line Road, the resurfacing project from Albany to Kenosha finished just in time for the start of school. There are a few small items to check off before the project is fully complete, but it is open and drivable now. The Broken Arrow Tiger's first football game is August 30th versus Springdale Har-Ber, and it should be a smooth drive for everyone heading to the game.

Heading east, the new waterline on the 37th Street widening project from Albany to Kenosha is complete. Now, we are widening the northwest portion of the roadway. Southbound traffic will be closed for 90 days, but the northbound traffic lane is still open. The construction doesn't impact access to Walmart.

A new project will begin in mid to late September on Houston Street, from Olive to Garnett. The roadway will be widened from three to five lanes and a 10-foot-wide trail will be added on the north side of the street. This project will also connect the existing sidewalk on the south side because connectivity is crucial. As we improve our roadways around the City, we are making an effort to improve our sidewalks and trails system so that walking can be a viable mode of transportation for residents if they choose.

Clean Water and Drinking Water Improvements

Speaking of trails, the Utilities Construction crew is installing a new 8-inch water line for the Broken Arrow Creek Trail II project and is 50 percent complete. We are replacing an 8-inch water main that was put into service back in 1911 to make way for the new biking trail along First Place between Washington Street and New Orleans Avenue.

Over at Camino Villa, the installation of a new sanitary sewer pipe is more than halfway complete. Once that is finished, manhole repairs and installation will begin. We anticipate this project finishing around Thanksgiving.

For more, watch Broken Arrow in Motion with City Manager Michael Spurgeon.