ADRIAN O'HANLON III | Staff photo A contractor is expected to begin mobilizing around 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, for the final phase of the U.S. Highway 69 project in McAlester â with construction of an "underpass" beneath the highway included in the plans. A couple of initial impacts are expected, according to Oklahoma Department of Transportation Information Officer Lisa Shearer-Salim, including: ⢠Northbound and southbound traffic on Highway 69 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction from Fourteenth Street to Village Boulevard. ⢠The west frontage, or service road, from Fourteenth Street to Village Boulevard will be closed to open up room for drainage work and a temporary median crossover will be constructed near Fourteenth Street.