Broken Arrow council recap: $107,000 bridge design, intersection redesign advance toward construction funding

Councilor Lisa Ford said the City of Broken Arrow approved design agreements that will move two transportation projects closer to construction. She said the city contracted survey and design work for drainage and a bridge across Broken Arrow Creek near 114th Street and 199th East Avenue, and that the agreement covers preliminary surveys and plans at a cost of $107,000, paid from the 2018 general obligation bond.

"Bridges are expensive. Everyone should know that," Ford said, adding that the survey and design work are necessary to determine what the construction phase will require. She said those design steps are the preconditions that allow the city to bid and build the actual improvements.

Ford also described design work to improve movement at the Hillside Drive and 20th Street intersection near the Adams Creek Town Center. "It gets backed up," she said of the location near Lowe's and Buffalo Wild Wings, and the design aims "to keep that traffic moving." She said construction dollars for that work were included in Proposition One, the 2026 general obligation bond voters approved the night before.

City communications staffer Aaron McColloch noted the April meeting agenda was light but said the design agreements are the practical work that starts projects moving from planning to construction. The city posted the full meeting video, agendas and minutes on its website for residents seeking details.

Next steps for the projects include completing surveys and design documents and returning to the procurement and construction planning phases; Ford said construction scheduling will depend on those completed plans and available bond proceeds.