Start at S. Lexington Way on Edmond's west edge and drive east on Edmond Road. The new sidewalk and curb ramps are already in. Past Kelly Avenue, the right lane is coned off again. At Broadway the whole intersection has been torn down to dirt, and a few blocks north the W. Hurd Street crossing at the BNSF tracks is scheduled for utility work of its own.
These are three separate projects. Each has its own owner, its own budget and its own finish date. The longest is a sidewalk and curb-ramp contract expected to run into October 2027. The state administers it, and the local share is more than half of its programmed cost.
The longest project is about sidewalks
The City of Edmond describes the corridor work as roughly six miles of improvements along 2nd Street/Edmond Road, from S. Lexington Way to Sooner Road. The list includes new sidewalks and repairs, relocated signs, curb and gutter fixes, curb ramps with tactile warning pads, and upgraded crosswalks. Lane closures began Tuesday, May 26, 2026. In the city's October 23 update, the first 1.5 miles, from Lexington Way to Kelly Avenue, were finished. Right-lane closures between Kelly and Fretz Avenue began October 27.
The city expects the work to continue into October 2027, weather permitting. It also notes that the job is "administered by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) in partnership with the City of Edmond."
Who holds the sidewalk contract
Because ODOT runs the contract, the paperwork is ODOT's. The project went out to bid on February 19, 2026, as Contract 250327. In ODOT's bid results, it is listed as 5.173 miles of pedestrian and bike improvements on E. 2nd Street, running west from N. Sooner Road. Built Right Construction, LLC won the job. The contract was signed March 4, ODOT issued the work order March 10, and ODOT logs the official work start as June 1, 2026.
The dollar figures show how the work is split.
| Figure |
Amount |
| ODOT's programmed estimate, total |
$4,645,861.86 |
| Federal share of that estimate |
$2,142,400.00 |
| Local share of that estimate |
$2,503,461.86 |
| Engineer's estimate at bid |
$4,517,833.50 |
| Built Right Construction's winning bid |
$4,349,918.99 |
Local money makes up about 54% of ODOT's programmed total, so this is a federally assisted project in which the local share is the larger one. The winning bid came in about $168,000 under the engineer's estimate.
The city's design spending for the corridor is charged to an account called "2000 CIP - 2nd Street ADA Project." According to the city's FY 2026–27 budget message, the 2000 Capital Improvement Fund is supported by a 0.75% sales tax. Voters first approved it in 1996 and made it permanent in 2000. It brings in about $17 million a year and has been the city's main source of capital money for years.
The design started years before the cones
The new curb ramps along Edmond Road were drawn years before the first lane closed. The record from a February 10, 2025 City Council packet gives this sequence:
- 2015: Edmond adopted the Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines, known as PROWAG, following the state's lead.
- February 2022: Kimley-Horn, the city's design consultant, submitted 90% construction drawings for the 2nd Street ADA and Traffic Signal Improvements.
- January 2025: The 90% drawings were resubmitted for review.
- February 10, 2025: The council took up a $27,800 amendment to Kimley-Horn's agreement to cover the extra design work.
- February 19, 2026: ODOT opened bids.
- May 26, 2026: Lane closures began on the west end.
The council item also explains the reason for the work. Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires cities to make their programs and facilities accessible. The city's ADA Transition Plan and PROWAG together "identify the accessibility needs for this corridor that will enable more people with disabilities to participate in civic life." In short, the sidewalks being poured on Edmond Road this fall come from a plan Edmond adopted to meet a federal requirement, designed by 2022 and sent through the state's bidding process.
The contract allows 360 working days. ODOT's September 2026 status report, published in late October, showed 36.39% of the contract time used and 21.04% of the contract amount paid. At that point the time used ran ahead of the payments. That fits with most of the corridor still being ahead of the crews in late fall, with Kelly to Fretz only started.
Broadway is a separate rebuild on a shorter clock
The torn-up intersection at Edmond Road and Broadway is not part of the sidewalk contract. It is a City of Edmond project covering concrete street panel replacement, traffic signal rehabilitation, ADA upgrades and stormwater improvements. It began October 19 and was planned to take about four weeks in two phases.
Sage Halbert of Edmond Public Works explained the reason to KFOR:
"The infrastructure is 50-plus years old in that area, and it needed to be updated. It was failing. We had new loops for our signals that needed to be installed. To do that, the concrete needed to be replaced."
Phase 1 closed eastbound Edmond Road between Broadway and Fretz Avenue. It also took a section of the southbound curb lane on Broadway just north of Edmond Road, which removed some downtown parking. In the city's October 30 update, Phase 2 was set to start early Monday, November 2. Eastbound lanes would reopen, and both westbound lanes between Broadway and Fretz would close for about two weeks, weather permitting. News 9 reported that morning that Phase 2 had started and the westbound closure was in place.
This job and the sidewalk contract cover some of the same ground, including ADA ramps and pavement at a corner the corridor passes through. They have different owners and very different timelines. Broadway was planned around a single month. The sidewalk contract is measured in work seasons. Throughout the work, the city has said downtown is accessible and open for business.
Hurd Street is about downtown's power supply
The third project belongs to Edmond Electric, the city's own utility, near the BNSF tracks on W. Hurd Street. The city says the work is "designed to increase electric system capacity and reliability and provide additional capacity to support continued development in Edmond's downtown area."
Work was scheduled to begin as early as October 26, 2026, with completion expected January 20, 2027, weather permitting. W. Hurd Street east of the tracks may close completely during construction. Questions go to Edmond Electric at (405) 216-7660. If your weekends include the blocks around Heard on Hurd, check that crossing before you plan a route.
What's next on the corridor
The city's budget message notes that a second capital sales tax, the 0.5% 2017 CIP fund, expires in April 2027. Edmond voters renewed it in November 2025 to pay for street projects, and the new 2027 CIP Fund starts collecting in April 2027. Together, the city's two capital sales tax funds bring in about $30 million a year.
For trips along 2nd Street/Edmond Road over the coming months, here is where each project stands:
- Lexington Way to Kelly Avenue: Sidewalk work finished as of the city's October 23 update.
- Kelly Avenue to Fretz Avenue: Right-lane closures in both directions as needed, starting October 27.
- Broadway to Fretz Avenue: The city's intersection rebuild, with westbound lanes scheduled to close for about two weeks starting November 2.
- W. Hurd Street east of the BNSF tracks: Possible full closure for Edmond Electric work, expected to finish January 20, 2027.
- Fretz Avenue east to Sooner Road: Still to come under the sidewalk contract, with the full corridor expected to run into October 2027.
Construction timelines come up in real estate decisions more often than people expect, from how a showing route feels to when a listing goes live. If you're thinking about a home along the 2nd Street corridor or anywhere in Edmond and want to talk about how this work fits your timing, Lindsay Greene Homes is happy to walk through it with you. Schedule a Consultation, and we'll start with the street you care about.
