| The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
has completed the construction of the Creek Turnpike. It merges with
Hwy 412 and Interstate 44, east of Tulsa, Oklahoma. All three
highways were converged at one location just south of the old Turnpike
gate on Interstate 44. TTK Construction Company, of Oklahoma City
had the prime contract for the construction of the intersection and the
new highway construction tying into both Interstate 44 and Hwy 412.
Part of the excavation involved widening Hwy 412
at a bottleneck at the I-44 junction. The south side of the
embankment had a 27 foot deep rock mass and had to be excavated. TTK
Construction contacted Dykon Blasting Corp. to perform the drilling and
blasting of this rock.
This project called for the excavation of the
rock without long traffic delays due to the blasting. Temporary
concrete barriers were set up to keep traffic to the far side of the
active highway while we worked. Much of this project required 27
feet of rock to be removed with only the distance of one lane of traffic
between the blasting and the barrier.
TTK Construction worked seamlessly towards the
successful completion of this project. Traffic control and clearing
of shot rock off the highway after the shots was a major contributing
factor in the success of this project. Dykon Blasting Corp. would
like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude towards TTK
Construction, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Oklahoma Highway
Patrol for their trust and cooperation towards us during this project.
We look forward to working with these fine organizations again in the
future. |