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A Norman street will be closed for a couple of weeks for sewer repairs, city officials said.
Acres Street is closed from Pickard Avenue to Berry Road for at least two weeks, weather permitting.
Drivers can use either Dakota or Hughbert streets as alternate routes.
Signs were to be placed by Action Safety Supply Company to assist drivers.
Read more on this article...The Flood Street Bridge into Norman (Hwy. 77, business) closed on April 1 for construction and isn't expected to reopen until August 1.
Traffic the night before had been horrendous at about 7:15 p.m., but that was primarily because construction crews had cut off two lanes.
However, by the time crews got the bridge closed off, only one lane needed to be closed. Traffic flowed like butter.
A pair of YouTube videos are posted, the first documenting the traffic on Tuesday night and the second on Wednesday night. Our YouTube channel is http://www.youtube.com/thenormanfiles. We'll post videos from time to time to supplement coverage on 'The Norman Files' -- and, yes, the quality of these videos will improve, particularly if not shot from the car while driving ...
Traffic on March 31:
Traffic on April 1:
University and state officials will be testing experimental pavement material along a Norman road starting on April 23.
Norman city officials said Timberdell Road between Asp and Jenkins avenues will be closed to traffic starting at 7 a.m. on April 23 and should reopen by 7 p.m. on April 24.
The University of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation will be testing the pavement material along a 500-foot-long segment of roadway.
Detour signs will be installed to direct drivers.
Read more on this article...Sanitary sewer line installation will force the closure of part of Rock Creek Road starting on Thursday weather permitting, officials said.
Urban Construction will be installing it along Rock Creek Road between 12th Avenue NW and Stubbeman Avenue as part of the Industrial Interceptor Project.
Norman city officials said it will require about 300 feet of the eastbound south lane of Rock Creek Road to be closed during normal work hours.
The lane will be reopened at night and on weekends, officials said.
City officials expect the project to be completed by 5 p.m. on April 10.
Read more on this article...For those of you who commute to Norman from north of town, perhaps you're used to taking 77 back into town via the Flood Street Bridge.
That option is no longer available starting Wednesday. Construction is expected to last through August 1.
Traffic Tuesday night was already tighter than usual with the closure of an extra lane at about Indian Hills Road. The delay was an extra 12-15 minutes at 7:30 p.m.
Feel free to post a comment letting us know how much the closure of the bridge is adding to your commute.
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