Committee increases commitment to Portland–Memorial intersection improvements to about $685,000

Chad Meisenberg, Geo Bond program manager, briefed the committee on a funding request to meet a city commitment on intersection improvements at Portland and Memorial that include Texas turnarounds and new radar detection electronics. The city originally committed about $650,000; Meisenberg said costs climbed and the committee’s request is for roughly $685,000 to fulfill the partnership agreement with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.