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Where

When

Due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, this will be a web-based format (no in-person meeting).

The information will be available beginning

June 5, 2020 and comments are requested by July 3, 2020.

Purpose:

The purpose of this virtual public meeting is to present thelatest information onthe SH-82 project north of Tahlequah and obtain public input.We will share changes that have occurred to the project since the last public meeting, and will outline the next steps and schedule. We will also explain how to ask questions or make comments on the project.

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Description:

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing reconstruction of SH-82 from south of Grand Avenue in Tahlequah, extending approximately 7 miles in total north and west to Gideon in Cherokee County. This segment of SH-82 has narrow shoulders, sharp curves and rolling terrain which result in inadequate sight distance to safely pass slow moving or turning vehicles. The purpose of the project is to improve safety and mobility in the SH-82 corridor, and to complete the 4-lane loop around Tahlequah.

ODOT presented the SH-82 project to the public on multiple occasions, beginning in 2013. An Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for a preferred alternative were approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 2018. Since that time, ODOT has completed detailed environmental studies and advanced the design of the project on the preferred alternative.

In an effort to improve safety, ODOT has added roundabout intersections at three locations:

SH-82 and N. Grand Avenue
SH-82 and SH-51 Spur
W. Jones Road and N. Jarvis Rd.

Comments:

ALL COMMENTS NEED TO BE RECEIVED BY THE END OF BUSINESS ON

July 3, 2020

Submit Online: COMMENT FORM

NOTE: To submit this Comment Form by email please download the form. Use your Adobe Reader to fill in your information and leave your comment, then select theSubmit by Email button. You can also fill in the downloaded form and send it as an email attachment if you are on a public computer, or email your comments to environment@odot.org. If you do not currently have an Adobe Reader, you can download a free copy at https://get.adobe.com/reader/.

Email: environment@odot.org

Address:
ODOT Environmental Programs Division
OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
200 N.E. 21^stStreet
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-3204