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January 8, 2017 • Vol. IX • No. 1 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215/885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215/885-2910
‘A Gathering Place for Tulsa’ Transforms 100 Acres By Irwin Rapoport
A Gathering Place photo
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A $400 million public-private partnership initiated by the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) and an ongoing multi-million donation is transforming more than 100 acres of central Tulsa, Okla., into a major park — A Gathering Place for Tulsa. The project began in Sept. 2014 and Phase 1, covering 66.5 acres, is due to complete in late 2017. When completed, the park is expected to attract more than one million visitors annually. “We have seen tremendous progress over the past year and everything is on track,” said Jeff Stava, executive director and trustee of Tulsa’s Gathering Place LLC. “With such a large project we have built in weather contingencies and known we would have to make adjustments as the work progresses. We have been lucky and Mother Nature has cooperated for the most part. We have had minor delays here and there, but been able to catch up in following weeks by working some extra shifts. Overall, the full team is very encouraged by the progress and current schedule.” GKFF’s $150 million donation, including $50 million worth of
The Sherwood Construction Company Inc. is responsible for the $33 million earthwork contract to remove roots and grass, as well as preserving the topsoil, which will be returned to the site.
land, is being bolstered by another $200 million in private donations that are being received on a regular basis. “It surpasses a $100 million gift to the Central Park Conservancy in New York,” said Stava. TGP was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates of Brooklyn, N.Y., with Valkenburgh personally leading the design team. Phase I is being constructed from 24th to 31st streets on the east and west sides of Riverside Drive and from 24th Street to 34th Street see TULSA page 26
TGP was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates of Brooklyn, N.Y., with Valkenburgh personally leading the design team.
Work Continues on Wyoming’s Sheridan Interchange Project
Recycling Section.........27-33 Business Calendar.............34 Truck & Trailer Section........ ...................................... 39-40 Auction Section............43-47 Advertisers Index.............. 46
A Gathering Place photo
Construction will continue on the new interchange on I-90 north of Sheridan during the winter months.
Construction will continue on the new interchange on I-90 north of Sheridan during the winter months. The work is part of the $46.4 million North
Sheridan Interchange Project, which consists of replacing the existing interchange with a new diamond interchange about a mile north on I-90.
The work will include realigning Decker Road and reconstructing North Main Street. The Wyoming Transportation Commission see INTERCHANGE page 38