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Preserve Park now open in northeast BA
The City of Broken Arrow celebrated the opening of Preserve Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the northeast part of the city.
06/07/2022
City to dedicate War at Home Memorial
A dedication ceremony for the War at Home Memorial will be held Saturday, June 11, at 10 a.m. at Veterans Park.
06/06/2022 6:00 p.m.
GIS Department impacting the city
GIS stands for geographic information systems. Our GIS Department creates, analyzes, manages, and disseminates all kinds of location data.
05/31/2022 2:30 p.m.
Leadership begins at home
The collected wisdom and reputation of the City's Operation Division are setting standards for municipalities across the country, as evidenced by the number of department leaders elected to positions and those asked to make presentations at national and state conferences this spring.
05/23/2022 11:59 a.m.
Jasper Street project begins May 26
A detour will be in place on West Jasper Street (131st St.), between Aspen Avenue and Elm Place, beginning May 26. The roadway will be closed to remove and replace an existing concrete box culvert to facilitate greater storm sewer creek flow.
05/20/2022 2:48 p.m.
City exploring sustainability options for Haikey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
A team of engineers from the City of Broken Arrow and the City of Tulsa have agreed upon a composting process to turn biosolids from Haikey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant into compost.
05/19/2022 1:14 p.m.
New LED Street signs illuminate 28 intersections
Broken Arrow Street crews replaced the opaque metal street signs with LED lighted street signs at 28 intersections around the city.
05/18/2022 11:31 a.m.
Intersection work to begin soon at New Orleans Square
The project to revamp the intersection is the latest installment of the revitalization efforts of New Orleans Square in south Broken Arrow.
05/17/2022 7:00 p.m.
The science of street improvement
The estimated cost for a one-mile lane stretch of roadway reconstruction is approximately $1.4 million. Considering that the City of Broken Arrow has 1,200 lane miles to maintain, it must be very strategic in its scheduled yearly road maintenance.
05/10/2022 1:40 p.m.
Historic meeting of Muscogee Nation, Broken Arrow leaders
Broken Arrow Mayor Debra Wimpee and the City Council invited the leaders of the Muscogee Nation National Council to lunch for the organizations to reaffirm their partnership and look toward future opportunities to work together.
05/09/2022 11:03 a.m.
City approves Splash Aqua Park permits
A new inflatable water park is coming to southeast Broken Arrow with plans to open in time for Memorial Day weekend.
05/04/2022 5:04 p.m.
Excitement builds for new Senior Center Annex
Broken Arrow residents ages 55+ are eagerly anticipating the opening of the new Senior Center Annex. This new 12,400 square foot facility is located on South Main Street and is just across the street from the original Broken Arrow Senior Center which opened in 1988.
05/04/2022 9:35 a.m.
Council fills advisory positions
Nine Broken Arrow residents were appointed to advisory positions by the City Council at its April 19 meeting.
04/29/2022 10:44 a.m.
Innovation District goal— shovel-ready by 2026
Broken Arrow has been awarded a grant from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce to assist in the development of the 90-acre Innovation District. Broken Arrow is one of only 28 communities to receive the grant.
04/28/2022 10:05 a.m.
Significant interest in Aspen Ridge Development
Two national food retailers and a convenience store have shown significant interest in building in the new Aspen Ridge Development, along with the Reasor's grocery store announced in the Spring of 2021.
04/25/2022 11:30 a.m.
New Orleans Square project opens for bids
The New Orleans Square Intersection and Streetscape Improvement Project officially opened for bids on April 19 and met the City Council's timeline for the project set late last summer.
04/20/2022 3:30 p.m.
City applying for $25 million grant to improve 9th St. traffic congestion
The City of Broken Arrow is seeking a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support the 9th Street Corridor Safety Improvement Project to improve traffic flow from Kenosha Street to Albany Street.
04/08/2022 12:06 p.m.
City Council recognizes, honors dispatchers
During its meeting on April 5, City Council executed a Proclamation declaring April 10 through 16 as National Telecommunicators Week.
04/07/2022 11:03 a.m.
Water waste decreases 84 percent at wastewater treatment plant
Nine years ago, the Lynn Lane Wastewater Treatment Plant used more water than any other entity in the City. Now, through a new sustainability process called the Water Reuse Project, the plant went from using 70 million gallons in 2020 to only 11.1 million gallons in 2021.
03/31/2022 9:00 a.m.
BAFD’s first Smoke Diver recognized
Wade Ambrose just completed the Oklahoma Smoke Diver program and became the first Smoke Diver for the Broken Arrow Fire Department and one of only 50 in the state.
03/22/2022 2:00 p.m.