Tag: Oklahoma DOT

Roadbuilding

NMDOT delaying bid lettings due to federal shutdown

The New Mexico Department of Transportation has delayed its bid letting scheduled for January due to the government shutdown. More details on Equipment World.

January 24, 2019

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma Transportation Commission awards 50 contracts valued at $82 million

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission (OTC) in its February meeting awarded 50 contracts valued at $82 million for improvements to bridges, highways, interstates and roads in 37 counties. The contracts included major Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) bridge rehabilitation projects in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, as well as highway reconstruction in Wagoner County and 20 resurfacing […]

February 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma Transportation Commission hears ODOT budget needs, approves bridge project

Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) executive director Mike Patterson told the state’s transportation commission at its meeting last week the agency looks to work with the state’s legislators to “find transportation funding solutions during the upcoming session.” He stressed ODOT hasn’t requested additional funding for several years that was beyond what has been already allocated […]

January 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT started bridge inspections within minutes of recent 5.0 quake

Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews began bridge inspections within 15 minutes of a recent earthquake, according to a report from The Ponca City News. The quake struck Payne County, just west of Cushing at 7:44 p.m. November 6. Just before 8 p.m., ODOT crews had begun visually inspecting 110 state highway system bridges within a 30-mile radius […]

November 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

P3-built I-40 Radio Road interchange opens in El Reno, Okla.

The $17 million Interstate 40 Radio Road interchange in El Reno, Oklahoma, a public-private partnership between the city, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Chesapeake Energy, has officially opened after a nearly four-year process. Chesapeake Energy announced in 2012 that it would pay the state’s part of the construction costs and secure right-of-way to […]

November 7, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT continues efforts to reduce number of obsolete bridges

Continuing efforts to reduce the number of obsolete bridges in the state, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the Department of Transportation’s plans to replace an 80-year-old span over a creek in the heart of Guthrie, the Times Record reports. In 2004, there were 1,168 structurally deficient highway bridges in Oklahoma. Now, there are only 321, which are […]

October 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Russell Hulin named Oklahoma DOT deputy director

Russell Hulin has been named deputy director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), a position he will hold jointly as chief financial officer of the agency. He has served in the latter capacity since 2013. In addition to these roles, Hulin also is the director of the Finance and Administration divisions, including the branches […]

July 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma receives $62 million FASTLANE grant for US 69/75 corridor

Oklahoma has been awarded a $62 million FASTLANE grant for updates to the US 69/75 corridor near Durant for work on a four-mile stretch of the highway to include conversion to controlled-access, grade separations, frontage roads and rail crossing improvements. “Without this grant there was no funding solution for this project,” says Oklahoma Department of […]

July 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT implodes U.S. 169 bridge over Bird Creek as part of a major construction project

On May 29, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) closed U.S. 169 to implode the last section of an old bridge over Bird Creek as part of a $45 million major construction project in Owasso, Fox 25 News reports. Some of the lanes are still closed for the ongoing construction project. “We’re making really good […]

June 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT maintenance, bridge, data collection crews recognized for safety

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has honored crews at its eight field divisions and the Oklahoma City headquarters with workplace safety awards. ODOT annually conducts onsite reviews, accident follow-up and ongoing safety education with its worker safety program. As a result, the number of employee injury accidents has dropped by 60 percent over the […]

April 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Oklahoma drivers hit with $5 billion tab each year related to road conditions, congestion and safety issue

The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) latest report on Oklahoma shows bridge and road conditions, along with congestion, are costing drivers in the state an average of $2,200 a year, or $4.9 billion in total. TRIP’s “Oklahoma Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” indicates that 28 percent of the state’s […]

April 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oklahoma DOT seeks public input on transportation improvement plan

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is seeking input from the public on the 2016 amendment to its Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). The amendment includes changes to projects in fiscal years 2016 through 2018. In addition to ODOT, the STIP includes projects planned by public transit providers, tribal governments, the Association of Central Oklahoma […]

February 25, 2016