Oklahoma Transportation Commission adopts 8-year, $4.3 billion highway construction plan
ABC News
By TIM TALLEY Associated Press Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY August 10, 2010 (AP)
A $4.3 billion plan to improve or replace hundreds of bridges and highways across the state over the next eight years was adopted Tuesday by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission.
The ambitious plan, which includes more than 1,750 transportation projects statewide, will mean Oklahoma will no longer be the state with the highest percentage of deficient bridges in the nation, said Gary Ridley, transportation secretary and director of the state Department of Transportation.
"This is a really good day for the agency; not just for the agency but the people of Oklahoma," Ridley said. "I don't think there's any doubt that we're moving up the list."
The plan, which outlines proposed spending on road and bridge projects through 2018, includes more than 650 bridge replacements or major rehabilitations as well as improvements to segments of Interstates 35, 40 and 44 and other major roads.
"The overall condition of our roadways will vastly improve," Ridley said... FULL ARTICLE
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Tue, August 10, 2010
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