I-40 Crosstown

Secretary of Transportation and ODOT Director Gary Ridley talking about the new I-40 alignment:

• Transitioning from McCaleb’s administration to his in 2001
• Getting traffic off the old I-40 Crosstown Bridge.
• Switching traffic to the new I-40.
• Praising the public for their patience.
• Praising the effort of ODOT employees and contractors.
• The I-40 project is a great start to the century.
• Personal history at ODOT.

Former Secretary of Transportation and Former ODOT Director, Neal McCaleb and his thoughts on the new I-40 alignment:

• The location for the new I-40 alignment.
• The amount of traffic per day on I-40 Crosstown.
• The first federal money awarded for the new I-40 alignment.
• The earmark that made the I-40 project possible.
• Consensus building and I-40.
• Family and personal history with ODOT
• The importance of the I-40 project to Oklahoma City.