Road closures force drivers onto alternate routes

TULSA — Governor Kevin Stitt today amended an executive order declaring a State of Emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties impacted by flooding and severe storms.

Flooding is causing big problems on on area roads and Highway.

KRMG Traffic Anchor Chase Thompson put together a list of some of the major road closures and alternative routes as of 4pm Friday.

OPEN
Hwy 11 is back open from Avant – to Skiatook – to Sperry (it was closed from 156th St N to 76th St N)

Hwy 20 is back open between Skiatook and Hwy 75

76th St North is open West of Hwy 169 in Owasso (it was closed from Memorial to Main St in Owasso)

CLOSED

Riverside Drive – Closed from SW Blvd to near 15th Street (Ark River has left the banks right there) ALT: Riverside diverted at Houston Ave – Use Houston to access 12th St – Use 12th St to access SW Blvd

Mohawk Blvd – Closed to the West of Mingo (may know it as 56th St North to the East of Hwy 75)

Elwood Ave – Closed from W 36th St to W 51st St (industrial area on West bank of the river)

Mingo Road – Closed from 76th St North to 66th St North (Bird Creek area)

Hwy 51 – Closed just West of Hwy 97 in Sand Springs ALT: Use Hwy 412 and Hwy 151 (Keystone Dam) to access Hwy 51 (West of the closure)

Hwy 62 – Closed between Ft. Gibson and Muskogee (this cuts off access to Tahlequah and Eastern OK) ALT: Use Hwy 69 to Wagoner – Use Hwy 51 from Wagoner to Tahlequah Note: Hwy 69 may flood North of Muskogee – Use Musk Tpke to Hwy 51/Coweta exit

Hwy 72 – Closed just South of Coweta ALT: see Hwy 104 below

Hwy 104 – Closed just East of Haskell

ALT: For both 104 and 72 - Use Hwy 64 from Haskell to Hwy 62 just South of Haskell – Use 62 to Hwy 69 which then drivers can use Hwy 69 to Hwy 51-B just South of the Muskogee Tpke – Use 51-B to Porter, Coweta  Note: Hwy 69 may flood North of Muskogee – Use 62 through Muskogee to access Musk Tpke

Hwy 16 – Closed between Muskogee and Okay  Note: The town of Okay is essentially cut off – Locals will use local/country roads to get around

Hwy 16 – Closed just NW of Okay

Note: The town of Okay is essentially cut off – Locals will use local/country roads to get around

Ft. Gibson Lake

Hwy 80 – Closed 4 miles West of Hulbert (near Wildwood area of Ft Gibson Lake – known to flood)

Hwy 80 – Closed just below Ft. Gibson Dam (near Canyon Rd area) Note: 251-A across the dam is OPEN

Grand Lake

Hwy 82 – Closed at Grand River bridge just South of Langley (due to heavy release from Pensacola dam)

Tune to NEWS102.3 and AM740 KRMG for the latest on road closures and the severe weather threat.