Google to pay for new traffic signal at Airport Road and Perkins Road intersection
Stillwater's fastest-growing corridor is getting a long-overdue safety upgrade — at no cost to the city.
City Manager Brady Moore told the Stillwater City Council on Monday that Google has agreed to cover the full cost of designing and constructing a new signalized intersection at East Airport Road and North Perkins Road, an intersection that has seen a significant increase in traffic since the tech giant began building its data center campus just north of the crossing and the Tonkawa Tribe's The HUB entertainment venue opened nearby.
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the project earlier Monday. As a temporary safety measure while the signal is designed and built, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is converting the intersection from a two-way stop to an all-way stop — a process Moore said is already underway, with warning signs in place preparing drivers for the change.
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