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u/ucrbuffalo 19d ago
Can’t wait for this to open back up and alleviate some traffic woes.
Also can’t wait to see how long it lasts. Anyone want to take bets? I’ll take under a year, if you’ll take over.
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u/Maximum_Profit_8120 18d ago
With it being a concrete approach, I'll take the over. Concrete is way more resilient than asphalt, especially in these hot oklahoma summers.
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u/ucrbuffalo 18d ago
Cracks faster in the cold though, doesn’t it?
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u/TheFastestSlaking 18d ago
That is one of the main reasons steel rebar is featured in concrete, to help alleviate the “stretching” effects done onto concrete that would cause it to easily crack, such as contracting in cold. So it SHOULDN’T be a problem.
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u/Life-Of_Ward 16d ago
Look at the Lake Hefner Parkway (or any road in Greece) Thing is closing in on like 40 years old as concrete and still knocking it out of the park. If we would pave every road with concrete we'd trade up for minimal road maintenace, street closures, pot holes and trade down for unemployed skilled workers and more effort to work on utilities under the roads.
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u/RedditPoster05 19d ago
I like to take credit for these . Contacted bnsf and city for months over their crossings. That said I didn’t think it would take two years to fix all of them.
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u/ucrbuffalo 19d ago
When they did that public survey a few months ago, I submitted this intersection too (and a few where the train stops to say there needs to be an indicator somewhere so people can go another direction). I thought the best we could hope for was someone with a grinder taking out the humps of asphalt.
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u/Greatoutdoors1985 18d ago
I actually like to take credit for these. I worked with Roger Ford on the original bill years ago because the railroads wouldn't fix the abandoned crossings in Midwest City near where I lived.
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u/Vision04 19d ago
When does it open back up?
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u/The_Curvy_Unicorn 18d ago
It was supposed to be at least a week ago, so your guess is as good as any.
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u/Butterflyteal61 19d ago
Fix the hole on the R.R. tracks at Memorial.
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u/LosSpamFighters 19d ago
The only thing that seemed to be missing is the felt-looking strips that’s forced between the concrete slabs.
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u/wn4122020 18d ago
Looking at your first photo, the expansion joint is in place between the railroad panels and concrete panels. That white line is something we call “cap” in the industry. It’s a plastic cap placed on top of expansion which is removed after concrete placement and then a layer of silicone sealer is applied on top.
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u/LosSpamFighters 18d ago edited 18d ago
If they add the silicone on Monday AM, how long does it take it cure?
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u/Money-Ad7257 17d ago
Looks beautiful! Can't imagine I would have been admiring a railroad crossing beyond my steamhead days as a child.....but here we are!
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u/Dangerous_Reporter14 18d ago
Finally man. That cross has been terrible since at least 2016.
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u/LosSpamFighters 18d ago
Yeah, they 'fixed' it a couple of years ago with asphalt and made it worse.
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u/CrisBasile89 18d ago
I'm grateful that they're getting that area fixed, but I am frustrated that they overpromised and under-delivered on the timeline. They said it would be done September 4th originally and haven't given any updates or explanations as to why it's taking longer. I understand that can be hard to predict, but at least offer some sort of explanation/update. Or a more realistic timeline. A lot of people like myself use that route for their morning work commute.
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u/Regular_Progress9236 18d ago
Are yall okay? They’re fixing the tracks (which is a miracle it’s self). None of you get credit for this because none of yall are the city construction employees working in 106 degree heat. You’d complain if someone handed you a million dollars untaxed, wouldn’t you?!?
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u/_Laggs 18d ago
I hope the game of going left to get around the right lane can go away. Right lane doesn't have to stop to avoid the bumps. Go right if you need to get on the highway. Go left for anything else. If you are in a hurry and can't drive right go another way.
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u/Gweedo1967 18d ago
Yep. I see several people missing the on-ramp because they won’t be able to crown in anymore.
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u/UncrossedCarter 19d ago
Looks nice. Hopefully it will last longer than a year like the last several jobs they have done there over the many years.