Construction on the massive “Route 66 Rising” sculpture planned for the traffic circle at Mingo Road and Admiral Place (aka Route 66) will begin next week.
KJRH-TV in Tulsa reports:
The project, which is a part of Vision 2025, will take about two weeks to complete.
The sculpture will be about 70 feet wide and 30 feet high. The budget for the project is $655,000.
Vision 2025 was a sales tax collected in Tulsa County from 2004 to 2016. Vision 2025 included $15 million for projects on Route 66 in Tulsa.
Eric F. Garcia of EFG Creative in Albuquerque designed the sculpture. He also designed the well-received roadrunner-influenced Route 66 directional signs in Albuquerque about three years ago.
The roundabout is part of Avery Traffic Circle, the former site of Cyrus Avery’s motel that also consisted of a gas station and the Old English Inn. Avery long has been known as the “Father of Route 66.”
(Artist’s rendering of “Route 66 Rising” sculpture by EFG Creative via Facebook)