ODOT Announces Pedestrian Bridge Completion Over I-44 In Lawton, Oklahoma

For nearly year, Lawton residents have been navigation construction bridge on Gore Boulevard over I-44. The City of Lawton and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation have been working on a pedestrian bridge connecting the sidewalks along Gore Boulevard over I-44. ODOT recently announced that the bridge was completed in January of this year.

According to a Facebook post from ODOT, the pedestrian bridge along Gore Boulevard over I-44 began construction in July of 2024. Since then drivers on Gore Boulevard and I-44 have been subject to lane closures and slow speed limits. This week, ODOT announced that the construction on the pedestrian bridge was completed in January. Now both pedestrians and drivers can equally cross I-44.

The pedestrian bridge over I-44 makes it safer for pedestrians and drivers.

Before the pedestrian bridge was constructed, pedestrians would have to walk along a small, makeshift sidewalk along the Gore Boulevard bridge that crossed I-44. This was extremely dangerous to pedestrians and drivers as there was hardly any distance between the two. Now pedestrian have their own bridge to walk across I-44.

According to ODOT, the pedestrian bridge was a collaboration between the City of Lawton and ODOT. The bridge will improve safety in the area by separating pedestrians and bicyclists from vehicles. The bridge has additional safety features, including new pedestrian sidewalks and pedestrian push buttons at street crossings.

The City of Lawton is also working on the bridge on Cache Road.

Residents in Lawton will still experiencing lane closures due to bridge work as the construction project on the Cache Road bridge is still underway. According to a recent Facebook post from the City of Lawton, the construction on the Cache Road bridge is to strengthen the two bridges and extend the life of the bridges for another 20 to 30 years. Construction is expected to be complete by July of this year.