page_title: Oklahoma City Boulevard
section_title: Current status
hierarchical_section_title: Oklahoma City Boulevard / History / Current status
caption_attribution_description: English: The old I-40 now Oklahoma City Boulevard traveling westbound in Oklahoma City
context_page_description: The Oklahoma City Boulevard is a partially completed urban thoroughfare in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US. The highway is intended to make use of the former right-of-way of Interstate 40, which was relocated to the south along a former rail alignment due to increased traffic and visible wear on parts of the freeway. The $85 million project began construction in 2011 and is being built by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation with funds from the US Department of Transportation.
context_section_description: The Federal Highway Administration is awaiting submissions from ODOT for further review. Friends for a Better Boulevard has formally requested that earlier traffic modeling conducted by ODOT be reprocessed to thoroughly vet the alternatives. As of October 1, 2016, the expressway is open to traffic from I-40/US-270 to Klein Avenue.  On October 28, 2016, the east section from I-35 & I-40 opened to E.K. Gaylord.  
  On August 19th 2019 the Boulevard officially opened.
caption: The old I-40 now Oklahoma City Boulevard at the western section approaching Virginia Avenue traveling westbound in Oklahoma City
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