Oklahoma's Department of Transportation dropped a comprehensive holiday traffic advisory for drivers, warning of numerous construction projects statewide. If you're planning to hit the roads over the holidays, pay close attention – all lanes of I-35 will be open at SH-153 near Thackerville in Love Co., but expect them to be narrowed with a barrier wall and remember, it's still a work zone, so caution is the name of the game, as reported by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
Drivers should expect traffic delays as several highways are reduced to one lane in each direction due to bridge work. Near Erick, lane closures are in place for bridge rehabilitation, and US-59 in Adair County is also down to one lane near Barron for shoulder widening and bridge construction. Similar lane reductions are happening on US-60 near Ringwood and US-62 in Muskogee because of ongoing bridge projects. These are active work zones, so drivers should slow down, stay alert, and use extra caution, as detailed by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
More single-lane adventures await you on US-69 in Wagoner, US-177 near Shawnee, and US-183 close to Buffalo, where barrier walls and temporary signals make up the landscape. Traveling through Alva? Both US-281 and US-283 will bottleneck traffic for pavement work. SH-2E between Seminole and Shawnee is in the same boat—with flaggers controlling the slim pickings of a single lane. According to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's advisory, for those who treasure predictably open roads, these updates might be more unnerving than unboxing a lump of coal.
Drivers heading into the Oklahoma City metro should know that I-35 between Memorial Road and US-77/2nd Street in Edmond, as well as I-44 near N. 63rd Street, will remain open. However, construction is still ongoing, so drivers should stay alert and watch for workers and changing conditions. In Midwest City, I-40 at Douglas Boulevard will have lane shifts and occasional ramp closures through 2025, which may slow down traffic. In El Reno, drivers on SH-66 and US-81 should expect impacts from roundabout construction through fall 2025. Extra patience and caution are advised in all these areas, as stated by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
The atonal music plays louder through summer 2028 at the I-44/US-75 interchange—where closures and detours are the norm. Catoosa’s dance with destiny isn't over until summer 2026, with narrowed lanes and closed ramps sprinkling an adventurous twist to I-44 and SH-66 travels. And should you venture through US-75, between 56th St. N. and 66th St. N., prepare for bridge rehab to test your lane-negotiating savvy and ramp-closure adaptability, as per the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
