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Construction project for Union Street Bridge over Highland Avenue to begin in May

The Ponca City Commission has approved a contract and authorized the Mayor to execute contract documents with K & R Builders, Inc. for the rehabilitation project on Union Street Bridge over Highland Avenue in the amount of $917,270.46. This project was recommended by the City’s bridge inspection consultant in 2019, after the uppermost layer of...

One person killed in accident Monday morning on South Avenue

One person is dead following a single vehicle accident that occurred just after midnight Monday morning at the South Avenue underpass.The Ponca City Police Department received a call about the accident. Driving the vehicle was Michael Fink, 32, who is listed in critical condition at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City. His passenger, Dickey...

Hartford Avenue water line project extending eastward

Sober Brothers, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to construct a new 10-inch water line along Hartford Avenue, from Fifth Street to Seventh Street, to replace an existing deteriorated water main. The project includes the removal and replacement of existing pavement along the south half of Hartford Avenue. The...

Section of Hartford Avenue CLOSED starting today

Sober Brothers, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to construct a new 10-inch water line along Hartford Avenue from Fifth Street to Seventh Street to replace an existing deteriorated water main. The project will include the removal and replacement of existing pavement along the south half of Hartford Avenue.The...

Section of Hartford Avenue closed starting Monday

Sober Brothers, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to construct a new 10-inch water line along Hartford Avenue from Fifth Street to Seventh Street to replace an existing deteriorated water main. The project will include the removal and replacement of existing pavement along the south half of Hartford Avenue.The...

Eastbound lanes of the South Avenue underpass to be closed

The eastbound lanes of the South Avenue underpass, will be closed to traffic beginning Wednesday, December 16, at 9:00 a.m. for repairs to a masonry wall along the sidewalk that was damaged in a vehicle accident. The repairs will take approximately 5 days to complete. Each day the repairs are underway the...

Broadway Avenue repaving project to begin Monday, Nov. 2

Evans and Associates Construction Company, Inc. has entered a contract with the City of Ponca City to reconstruct the pavement on Broadway Avenue, from Lake Street to Pine Street. Phase one of the project is scheduled to begin on Monday, November 2, 2020.  During phase one; Broadway Avenue will be closed...

Section of Walnut Avenue to be closed for construction

Beginning August 31, 2020, Walnut Avenue from 4th Street west to the alley will be closed and construction will begin for the new Ponca City Public Safety Center. This portion of Walnut Avenue will remain closed during the construction.KSB Enterprises, LLC (KSB) of Ponca City is the Construction Manager...

4th Street Sidewalk, Grand Avenue to Cleveland Avenue, To Be Closed

The sidewalk on the east side of 4th Street, between Grand Avenue and Cleveland Avenue, will be closed beginning Monday, May 18, 2020. The existing deteriorated sidewalk and curb will be replaced with new, ADA compliant walkways, ramps, and stepped curb. Construction is scheduled to take 45 calendar days barring weather delays. The City of Ponca...

Traffic Signal Work at 14th Street and Grand Avenue on Wednesday

Traffic Engineering personnel will be replacing the traffic signal cabinet located at the intersection of 14th Street and Grand Avenue on Wednesday, April 29. Work will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is expected to be completed that afternoon.Motorists are asked to exercise caution, as the intersection will be...