“Plans in Motion for Route 66 Progress,” was the title of an article in the Tulsa World on March 18, 2007.”
Federal funds are available from the National Scenic Byways office to enhance and improve neighborhoods along Route 66.
One idea the state of Oklahoma is looking at, is a statue of Will rogers at a roadside park in Bethany.
Part of the plan is for a group of Oklahoma State University Landscape Architecture students to spend the spring semester coming up with ways to draw travelers to park along Route 66 in Bethany to stretch their legs and take in the scenery. There is talk about adding restaurants and entertainment venues.
The student’s plan will be presented to the Bethany City Council in May.
They are also thinking of designing a Will Rogers Memorial to be put in place near Lake Overholser bridge.
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