Insight, 04/2017

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Subject: INCOG Insight - April 2017
April
2016 Unique Partnership
to Facilitate
Completion
of Long-Planned
Gilcrease Expressway
An innovative partnership involving the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority, the City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Department of Transportation, and INCOG will complete a key
portion of the long-planned Gilcrease Expressway plan.
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin along with state and local
officials announced a framework for the financing plan and
lauded the spirit of collaboration that officials have called a
unique approach to funding the construction as a four-lane
roadway from I-44 on the south to US-412 and Edison Street
on the north.
During the press event on March 10, 2017 at Chandler Park,
Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith commented, “This is
an historic partnership and we would not be here without this
'out of the box' formula created by Oklahoma Department of
Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. I also
extend gratitude to INCOG staff for their never-say-die attitude
that helped us all work together and move forward.”
The original Tulsa region expressway master plan called for the construction of the Gilcrease
Expressway more than 50 years ago. Constrained federal, state, and local funding has been
In this Issue:
Unique Partnership to Facilitate
Completion of Long-Planned
Gilcrease Expressway
Public Safety, Utilities, and Street
Resurfacing Projects Funded with
2017 REAP Grants
HOME Consortium
Breaks Ground
on Tiny Home Complex
in Bartlesville, OK
Public Safety Enhanced
Through Vehicle Purchases
Revenue Increase Aids
State’s 9-1-1 Call Centers
INCOG Receives
EDA Planning Grant
INCOG Board of Directors
Elects Officers
TMAPC Officers Elected for 2017
2017 Corporate Limits Maps
Available
INCOG Staff Receive
Special Appointments
Celebrating 50 Years of Service