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Tag: Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Roadbuilding
Okla. announces 8-year, nearly $6.5 billion infrastructure construction plan
Oklahoma state and county transportation officials announced that the Oklahoma Transportation Commission (OTC) approved an eight-year, nearly $6.5 billion construction plan (Fiscal Year 2020-2027) involving nearly 1,400 projects, KFOR reports. The plan includes three main points: Replacing structurally deficient highway bridges; Improving 780 miles of two-lane highways that have no shoulder to include shoulders wider […]
October 29, 2019
Roadbuilding
Section of Okla. expressway P3 contract awarded to AECOM/Duit Construction
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority awarded a contract worth nearly $261 million for construction and financing on the west leg of the Gilcrease Expressway to an AECOM and Duit Construction Co. partnership that will provide nearly $125 million in short-term financing, Tulsa World reports. The toll road will include construction of a bridge over the Arkansas […]
August 13, 2019
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma City’s I-235 widening project finishes ahead of schedule
An Oklahoma City project to widen parts of I-235 to six lanes and add two auxiliary lanes was completed before the deadline. Get details on Equipment World.
November 13, 2018
Roadbuilding
Okla. to spend $6.5B on transportation infrastructure projects
More than half of the projects planned cover improvements to two-lane highways and will address urban highway congestion. More information here!
September 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
N. Dakota puts historic bridge up for adoption
The North Dakota DOT is looking for someone to adopt the historic Long X Bridge in McKenzie county. Learn more about bridge adoption programs here on Equipment World.
May 14, 2018
Roadbuilding
Okla. DOT completes its largest bridge move ever
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation successfully completed the largest ever bridge move and installation in the state’s history. American Bridge Company was in charge of the project to move the 45-foot-tall BNSF railroad bridge structures from their construction site a quarter mile away and install them. The interstate was closed between I-44 and North 36th […]
January 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Okla. prepares for its largest ever bridge move, installation
Calling it a “spectacular feat of engineering,” the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is nearing the day for moving and installing a 4-million-pound steel railroad bridge over Interstate 235 in Oklahoma City. “Due to their size and weight, it will be a slow and steady operation to move the two bridge spans into place, taking up […]
January 25, 2018
Roadbuilding
Contracts awarded for major Oklahoma City road projects
Work to complete improvements to Oklahoma City Boulevard in the city’s downtown area and the SH-74 corridor in northwest Oklahoma City will begin in the spring, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has awarded a $27 million contract to Allen Contracting Inc. and Shell Construction Inc. of Oklahoma City to […]
December 26, 2017
Roadbuilding
Okla. commission adopts $926 million road and bridge plan
A plan for $926 million worth of road and bridge projects has been approved by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission through 2022. The plan calls for improving 800 miles of road and replacing or rehabilitating 400 bridges, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. ODOT says 297 of the bridges are rated as structurally deficient. The […]
November 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Budget cuts force delays to Okla. highway projects
Seven years of continued state funding cuts have led the Oklahoma Transportation Commission to drastically reduce and even remove some projects from the state’s 2018-2025 highway and bridge plan. Forty construction projects totaling more than $204 million were removed from the updated eight-year plan, and about 42 percent of all programmed projects are being delayed […]
October 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Texas firm wins $36 million contract to replace historic Okla. bridge
Webber LLC of Woodlands, Texas, has won a $36 million contract to replace the historic James C. Nance Bridge between Purcell and Lexington, Oklahoma. Webber was the lowest of three bidders to build the four-lane span for U.S. 77/State Highway 39 over the South Canadian River, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The work […]
September 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT using ShakeCast to develop bridge inspection protocol following earthquakes
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is using the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) ShakeCast program to help inspectors develop a protocol for inspecting bridges following an earthquake. Oklahoma has experienced an increase in both the number and severity of earthquakes over the past seven years, during which time there was “cosmetic damage” found following a […]
August 10, 2017
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