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  • US-62The US-62 interchange at Goodyear Boulevard in west Lawton is badly needed because of truck traffic from the Oklahoma Southwest Rail Industrial Park.

    The US-62 interchange at Goodyear Boulevard in west Lawton is badly needed because of truck traffic from the Oklahoma Southwest Rail Industrial Park. Approximately 400 to 500 trucks travel through that area daily, said Public Utilities Director Rusty Whisenhunt.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: The Lawton Constitution

  • UtilitiesWork has begun on Lawton's $64 million alternate water supply project, and bids on replacing more than a mile of water mains in northwest Lawton are to be opened soon.

    Work has begun on Lawton's $64 million alternate water supply project, and bids on replacing more than a mile of water mains in northwest Lawton are to be opened soon. The Lake Ellsworth spillway project, at $46.4 million, is about two-thirds complete, Public Utilities Director Rusty Whisenhunt told the Capital Improvements Program Advisory Committee on Tuesday.

    News Notes · Wednesday’s editionSources: The Lawton Constitution, The Lawton Constitution