INSPECTION PROJECTS
Environmental Compliance
ODOT | Tulsa County | I-44 and US-75 | Interchange
This operational improvement project is part of an $87 million project that reconfigures the interchange and improves safety in two heavily traveled corridors. Environmental impacts include earth fill in USACE jurisdictional streams, wildlife protection including bald eagle monitoring, and cultural resource avoidance. Additionally, this project is located near Tulsa International Airport and requires coordination with FAA. All environmental commitments were monitored and reported, and weekly stormwater and erosion control inspections were performed to ensure compliance with ODEQ. Drone videography paired with still photographs and formal reporting were utilized to document project compliance and progression.
ODOT | Rogers County | SH-20 | Keetonville Hill
This corridor improvement project is a $44 million project that realigns and widens four miles of SH-20 from 4.4 miles east of the US-169 interchange east near Claremore, OK. This project consists of a span bridge crossing the Verdigris River with alignment impacts occurring in FEMA floodplains and USACE jurisdictional waters and wetlands requiring offsite mitigation. This project also impacted an impaired 303(d) water and required BMP’s to be implemented to meet stringent water quality standards. Due to the nature of the impacts and sensitivity of the area, an individual 404 permit was required which consisted of unique activity specific conditions that must be met, monitored, and documented. Additional environmental impacts include USFWS compliance for
migratory birds, multiplebat species, bald eagles, karsts, and rabbisfoot and Neosho mucket mussels. Additionally, cultural resources on or near the project required restrictions to land use which were monitored for compliance. Borrow and waste sites were inspected and monitored due to the sensitive nature of the area to ensure the contractor obtained all permits for offsite facilities and activities. Weekly stormwater and erosion control inspections were performed to ensure compliance with ODEQ. Drone videography paired with still photographs and formal reporting were utilized to document project compliance and progression.