Topic: Oklahoma Department Of Transportation

Downtown Boulevard Funded

When the Oklahoma Department of Transportation released its annually-updated eight year road plan a few weeks ago, there was talk about one notable missing item. As part of the I-40 Crosstown relocation, city officials have long planned a grand downtown boulevard to ...

Eight-Year Road Plan

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation released its annually-updated eight-year construction plan yesterday, and it includes more than $4 billion of improvements and new construction on over 650 bridges and 1,750 roads across the state. As for the metro, the Oklahoman has ...

Winter Preparedness Day

Apparently, I missed it. But amidst all that beautiful sunshine and comfortable temperatures, Governor Henry (along with The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, and the National Weather Service) declared this past Tuesday "Winter Preparedness Day". Hey, in Oklahoma ...

Bridge safety terms could change

Fed Highways Head Says Agency Might Change Bridge Safety Terms to Keep From Scaring PublicThe Federal Highway Administration could overhaul the terminology it uses to classify bridges' safety in the wake of a deadly Minnesota bridge collapse in August, the agency's ...