They attended to the church regularly. Old State Highway (SH) 74 in Oklahoma City had been servicing cars for about a century, and the two-lane road, which was without shoulders, had been out of its element for years. With an average daily traffic of 30,000 (about 30% coming from trucks) people had completely lost faith in the route's abilities. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) knew it was time to serve the steel congregation, and in early 2015 work began on a brand-new stretch of road. The Crossings Community Church, however, was not going to make it easy on construction crews. Not only did the place of worship hold service every week, but it also educated children every workday. Prime contractor Haskell Lemon needed traffic-as well as its huge fleet of equipment-to run smoothly because people were watching, including ODOT director Mike Patterson and the head of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, Tim Stewart, who were members of Crossings Community. Haskell Lemon knew it had to get a firm grip on the situation from the very beginning.
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