| 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. |
