The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has unveiled a $6.5 billion construction plan to upgrade highways and bridges within the state.
The eight-year construction plan outlines a number of projects to be undertaken from 2020 to 2027. According to the plan, the number of two-lane highways with deficient shoulders will be reduced by 780 miles. An additional 3,131 lane miles of pavement are also earmarked for improvements, and 376 bridges that are at risk of becoming structurally deficient will be repaired.
“Oklahoma’s road and bridge network serves as the backbone of the state’s economy, moving people to work and goods to market,” noted Tim Gatz, Oklahoma’s Secretary of Transportation, in the report. “A healthy transportation system is essential to forge a strong economy and improve quality of life.”
Oklahoma has worked to improve the state’s structurally deficient bridges since 2006, funded by the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Sa
