This artist's rendering shows how the interchange between Interstate 235 and Interstate 44 in north Oklahoma City is likely to appear once reconstruction is completed. [ARTIST'S RENDERING PROVIDED]

The honeymoon is about over for Interstate 235 commuters who have been enjoying a five-month respite from construction on the main thoroughfare that links Edmond and Oklahoma City.

Starting Monday, construction crews will begin work on a project to remake the I-235/I-44 interchange.

Use of alternate routes throughout the two-year construction period is highly recommended, said Terri Angier, state Transportation Department spokeswoman.

The project, dubbed "Off Broadway" by state transportation officials, is part of a more than decadelong modernization effort to widen I-235/Broadway Extension up to eight lanes from Edmond to downtown Oklahoma City.