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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

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Oklahoma DOT inspects 180 bridges following strongest earthquake ever recorded in the state

After the magnitude 5.8 earthquake rattled much of Oklahoma on September 3, 2016, the state’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) shifted into high gear to inspect 180 state bridges within a 30-mile radius of Pawnee, the epicenter of the earthquake. According to a department release, ODOT completed the inspection in less than six hours, finding only minor cosmetic damage on two bridges […]

September 12, 2016

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Obama issues federal climate change guidance opponents fear will add delays to road, bridge projects

Earlier this week, the Obama administration issued the final emissions and climate change guidance that broadens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), requiring agencies to analyze what the impact of activities that require federal permits might be, not just on the environment, but also on “projected direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions,” the Washington Times reports. The White […]

August 12, 2016

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FHWA and 6 states collaborate on pollinator habitat for Monarch butterflies

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and DOTs in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have agreed to improve pollinator habitat along Interstate 35, which follows a migratory corridor for the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch butterflies’ birth and egg-laying cycles take them on a route from Canada to Mexico, a roughly 2,000-mile trek. The land […]

June 3, 2016

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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

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Oklahoma DOT blows up a bridge as part of expansion project

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation needed a bridge out of the way for a new highway expansion project. So what better way to get rid of it than with some explosives? ODOT blew up a portion of the bridge on US 169 near Owasso, and luckily, the department set up a camera to get the […]

December 30, 2015

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Motor grader operator killed when machine is hit by train in Oklahoma

A worker for Nowata County in Oklahoma died Wednesday after the motor grader he was operating was hit by a train. The Tulsa World reported that 71-year-old Cleo Standefield was driving his machine from one worksite to another when a 43-car train barreled into the grader at 41 mph. Standefield was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s […]

December 4, 2015

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Dump truck electrocutes, kills worker on Oklahoma paving job

A construction worker in Oklahoma was killed recently in a bizarre electrocution accident involving a dump truck. According to a report from The Oklahoman, 34-year-old Victor M. Rameriez Baltazar was killed October 21 while working as part of a crew carrying out a paving job on a highway near Clinton. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol tells the paper Baltazar […]

November 2, 2015

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Montana tops list of 10 deadliest states for motorists

Forbes has a new list out of the top 10 deadliest states in America for drivers, and Montana’s 80 mph speed limits and rural roads pushed it to the top spot. Washington, D.C., was named the safest place to drive. The Forbes list is based on a study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research […]

October 8, 2015

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Oklahoma spring storms could cost the state $200 million in infrastructure damages

Oklahoma’s stormy spring has been called a “once in 300-years flood,” and such significant weather carries an equally significant price tag. The total damage to the state’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure could end up costing upwards of $200 million, according to what the director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management told KOCO 5 News. […]

August 11, 2015

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Webinar to cover rigid pavement preservation research results

The Transportation Research Board will hold a webinar April 8 to present recent research on rigid pavement preservation techniques. The 90-minute presentation begins at 11 a.m. EDT. Presenters include: Larry Scofield, International Grinding and Grooving Association; Susan Tighe, University of Waterloo; and Dominique Pittinger, University of Oklahoma. The webinar will cover: SPS2 Preservation Pooled Fund […]

April 1, 2015

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Texas sees more traffic deaths in construction work zones than any other state

The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse has released the latest data tally of deaths in motor vehicle traffic crashes in construction work zones, broken down by state. Of 32,719 traffic fatalities in 2013, 579 occurred in work zones. Texas topped the list, with 104 fatalities occurring in a work zone. The NWZSIC pulls the data from the […]

January 12, 2015