Upgrades To Highway 20 Between Owasso, Claremore Continue With Blasting Operations

Blasting operations were scheduled Tuesday as crews work on a new section of Highway 20 that will cross over the top of Keetonville Hill.

Tuesday, June 8th 2021, 6:13 pm

By: Matt Rahn, Dustin Stone

Improvements to Highway 20 at Keetonville Hill between Owasso and Claremore are underway.

Blasting operations were scheduled Tuesday as crews work on a new section of Highway 20 that will cross over the top of Keetonville Hill.

The new section will be a smoother curve with more lanes that bypasses the existing road and reconnects to the highway west of the hill.

ODOT said these upgrades are much needed because of how dangerous the north side of the hill can be for drivers. They said debris from storms and mudslides are not uncommon.

The $44 million project is scheduled to wrap up next summer.

Matt Rahn

Dustin Stone

Dustin joined the News On 6 team in 2000 as a video tape and master control operator. In 2003, he became a live truck operator. During his time in that role, he covered several national stories including the space shuttle Columbia tragedy, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Moore tornado and the Joplin tornado. After 11 years in that position, Dustin became the station's master control supervisor until 2018 when he moved back into the news department as the news operations manager.