If Okies can do it . . .

Courtesy AustinContrarian  Sat, 05/17/2008 - 10:28pm

Oklahoma City plans to re-route an interstate highway away from downtown :

In Oklahoma City, the interstate will be moved five blocks from downtown to an old railroad line.

The new 10-lane highway, expected to carry 120,000 vehicles daily, will be placed in a trench so deep that city streets can run atop it, as if the highway weren't there.

The old highway will be converted into a tree-lined boulevard city officials hope will become Oklahoma...


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