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Norman, Noble to share Post Oak Road repair after storm damage; council approves project on consent docket
Summary
Council discussion clarified that a split project on Post Oak Road will be funded jointly by Norman and Noble after grant funding was secured; Public Works said the total project is estimated at about $400,000 and the bridge received emergency repairs this week.
During the May 13 meeting the Norman City Council discussed a planned repair of Post Oak Road, a split jurisdiction roadway where the north half is in Norman and the south half is in Noble. The item was on the consent docket and the council approved the consent docket unanimously.
A council member asked staff for details about the project’s funding and whether a county contribution was expected. Scott Stearch, director of public works, said the two cities pursued grant funding and were awarded a grant structured on an 80/20 split. He said the total project is “looking to be about a $400,000 project,” noted the cities will each contribute and said $50,000 from each community was identified in the discussion; he also said the roadway includes a small neighborhood on the north side entirely within Norman.
Stearch said a portion of the bridge structure had partially washed out during recent rain events and that repairs to that structure were completed this week to ensure safety. He described the planned work as resurfacing and deep patching rather than major reconstruction and said there are no planned improvements at the railroad crossing.
Public works staff said there is no county contribution because the road does not abut a county right‑of‑way and that the cities commonly use interlocal agreements when neighbors share a roadway. The project length was described as “a little over half a mile.”
