Electric Avenue: Streetcar shelters and wiring are going up in downtown Oklahoma City

The first streetcar shelters are going up in Bricktown this week, as shown in this photo of a stop in front of the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. [Photos by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman]

Lane closures are popping up again in Bricktown this week as crews hook up cantilever wiring that will power streetcars throughout Bricktown, Midtown, the future convention center district and the Central Business District.

The first shelters, meanwhile, are being installed along Reno Avenue. The shelters will eventually be placed along 22 passenger platforms established throughout the 4.6-mile system that will connect large employers, restaurants, shops and hundreds of residences downtown.

Streetcar tests in Bricktown are scheduled to begin in late May. Service is expected to start later this year.