US-69 ramp to east frontage road shifts to "Turnaround Rd." Oct. 1 in McAlester

Southbound US-69 access to the east frontage road north of Village Blvd. in McAlester will be shifted farther south to a temporary "Turnaround Road" south of Village Blvd. beginning 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4. Southbound drivers will cross the northbound US-69 lanes onto a road leading to Peaceable Rd. then to Village Blvd.

The J-turn that drivers are currently using to access the frontage road will be removed while work continues on the northbound US-69 lanes, off-ramp and frontage road near Freedom Ford.