ADA, Okla. (KTEN) — Truck and train collisions and a February fatal crash at the intersection of North Mississippi Avenue, East Arlington Street and a BNSF Railway line prompted the acceleration of redesign plans for Ada's “crazy corner.”

"I've talked to engineers that travel from Missouri to Texas, and they tell me this is the most dangerous intersection that they cross," state Rep. Ronny Johns (R-District 25) said at a news conference.

Ada city officials have previously said funding was always an issue when considering plans to fix the "crazy corner" over the past several years.

Now that issue has been resolved after the city, the Chickasaw Nation, and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation agreed to fund the $4 million project.

 Ada's "crazy corner" intersection. (Google Maps)

"The City of Ada is participating and also handling the utility relocation,” said ODOT chief engineer Brian Taylor. “[ODOT is] participating at an amount of about $2 million toward construction costs; another million toward the railroad improvements. BNSF, they're also partnering on this at a level of about $200,000."

Utilities and right of way purchases still need to be complete.

The goal is for the “crazy corner” project to go to bid by October 2025.

"With the new design, we're going to have synchronized lights and traffic signals that's going to allow traffic to be controlled much better than it ever has been in the past,” said Chickasaw Nation Roads Department director Bo Ellis. “Right now, there's three railroad crossings; this new design will eliminate two of those."