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| Topic | Widen and Resurface Highway 64 |
| Content | Highway 11 from I-35 to Cherokee has already been approved for major improvements. My idea is to begin at the junction with Highway 64 (north of Cherokee) and continue the widening/resurfacing project west through the Oklahoma panhandle.
Highway 11/64 west of I-35 has become a major truck route. The road is mostly narrow and includes essentially no passing lanes ~ with plenty of 'hills and valleys' in the road, making it very difficult and dangerous to pass.
The route is also a major artery for students who attend NWOSU in Alva and a primary means of access to the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge near Cherokee and the Alabaster Caverns State Park south of Freedom ~ highway conditions in this area of the state are rather miserable.
Such an improvement would do much to improve the lives and livelihood of Oklahomans in this quadrant of our state, would improve access for the tourist industry, and would improve the safety of drivers. |
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