Beautification

Total project budget: $32.9 million

MAPS 4 will help transform the appearance of Oklahoma City with targeted investments in beautification. The project will elevate our daily experience as residents and improve our first impression for visitors.

View the approved Beautification Master Plan here(PDF, 49MB). 

Quick Facts

Beautification projects include:

  • City entrance gateways along interstates
  • Approaches to OKC Will Rogers International Airport (including the creation of the Bessie Coleman Garden near the airport, State Highway 152 from Meridian to I-44 and I-44 from State Highway 152 to I-40)
  • Three pedestrian bridges over the interstates in south Oklahoma City
  • I-240 from I-44 to I-35
  • East and west entrances to the Clara Luper Corridor
  • NE 23rd Street and Martin Luther King Avenue, including up to $5 million for potential land acquisition and remediation of the northeast corner
  • Reno Avenue and Eastern Avenue corridor between Bricktown and the First Americans Museum.
  • I-44 from Portland Avenue to Classen Boulevard
  • I-40 and Council Road
  • Route 66
  • Public art and/or monuments at key intersections, including a statue of Ralph Ellison
  • Updated low-maintenance landscaping along key arterial roads
  • Trees (at least $1 million)

Operating fund: Dedicated funds for beautification and ongoing maintenance. ($5 million)

Timeline: Construction starts in 2025

On August 16, 2022, Oklahoma City Council voted to revise the MAPS 4 Implementation Plan, increasing the projected revenue estimates by $100 million to $1.07 billion.

MAPS 4 resolution(PDF, 728KB)

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