Tulsa drivers should prepare to regularly adjust their routes as the city undergoes a series of extensive roadworks. According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), parts of US-75 will be subject to lane closures through mid-October due to an ongoing project. Commuters can expect "various, intermittent lane closures" along both northbound and southbound stretches at the I-244 junction, ODOT reports.
The interconnected freeways aren't just tangled in the usual hustle; eastbound I-244 is to painfully narrow down to one lane at US-75 for bridge rehabilitation until October 2025. Meanwhile, westbound SH-51, popularly known as the Broken Arrow Expressway, is restricting traffic to one closed left lane near Memorial Dr. for lighting improvements - a project also set to conclude at the end of September.
A notable closure will affect local traffic on Saturday, with the eastbound I-44 collector road at US-75 shutting down for bridge work, although the eastbound I-44 ramp to southbound US-75 will still be in operation. Additionally, 49th St. will be inaccessible between Santa Fe Ave. and Olympia Ave. for most of the day for bridge demolition activities. These disruptions are a slice of a larger endeavour to improve the I-44/US-75 interchange, which won't see completion until the summer of 2028.
Motorists venturing on I-44 on Monday should plan to leave extra early; the eastbound off-ramp to SH-66 in Catoosa will be off-limits. Also, westbound I-44 is set to narrow to one lane at SH-66. Appropriately, drivers are instructed to anticipate a new traffic pattern for the westbound I-44 on-ramp from SH-66 post 4 p.m. The I-44 and SH-66 interchange improvements in Catoosa, contributing to lane closures and shifts, won't wrap up until 2026, according to ODOT.
In addition to the immediate disruptions, there are several longer-term projects affecting Tulsa traffic. Rehabilitation on US-75 between 56th St. N. and 66th St. N. has condensed traffic to one lane in each direction that will persist through the summer of 2026. Also, bridge construction at 141st St. in Glenpool is prompting narrowed lanes and ramp closures with this project expected to last until October 2025. Similarly, SH-97 in Sand Springs will be under pavement rehabilitation until November 2025, maintaining a two-lane flow during peak hours despite ongoing construction. Lastly, bridge work will keep SH-66 at Bird Creek near Catoosa constrained to a single lane in each direction until early 2026.
