Street Rehabilitation on East 15th Street to Start Sept. 3 between South Lewis Avenue and South Utica Avenue

9/3/2019

A street rehabilitation project will begin Tuesday, Sept. 3, on East 15^th Street, between South Lewis Avenue and South Utica Avenue. This is the first part of a project that includes 15^th Street between Lewis Avenue and South Peoria Avenue.

During construction between Lewis and Utica avenues, one eastbound lane and one westbound lane will remain open. Access to all businesses will be maintained.

This project includes milling, patching and a top asphalt overlay. Milling typically involves removal of the top 2 inches to 3 inches of asphalt material. Patching is a full-depth pavement repair, extending down into the subgrade, adding a compacted base layer of aggregate, and then replacing the pavement layers. Overlay typically involves replacement of the top 2 inches to 3 inches of asphalt, providing a fresh, smooth driving surface.

Other elements of this project include the following:

• waterline replacement
• stormwater drainage improvements to the inlets and pipe system
• sidewalk repairs where needed
• intersection bump-outs with curb and gutter (Utica – Peoria)
• back-in angle parking on the north side of the street and parallel parking on the south side of the street between Quaker and Trenton avenues (west of Utica Avenue); no on-street parking east of Utica
• pedestrian crossing improvements – restriping six crosswalks, each with two rapid flashing beacons, at all of the collector streets between Utica and Peoria

Construction on 15^th Street between Lewis and Utica avenues is scheduled for completion in December. In January 2020, construction on 15^th Street will move to between Utica and Peoria avenues. Completion of the project between Utica and Peoria is scheduled for October 2020.

The City of Tulsa has contracted with Crossland Heavy Contractors for this $5,730,000 project, funded by the 2014 Improve Our Tulsa sales tax.