Report: Oklahoma roads worsen to 37th in nation

Posted: Sep 05, 2010 4:40 PM
Updated: Sep 06, 2010 12:30 PM
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UNDATED -- Oklahoma's roads fell three more spots and now rank 37th in the nation in state highway performance and cost-effectiveness, according to Reason Foundation's new 19th Annual Highway Report.

The study ranks each state's interstate highways and state-controlled roads in 11 categories, including costs per mile, congestion, pavement condition, deficient bridges and fatalities.

National performance improved greatly in 2008, the most recent year with complete data available.

Oklahoma ranks 46th in urban interstate condition, 40th in fatalities, 38th in deficient or functionally obsolete bridges and 17th in urban interstate congestion.

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Posted on Mon, September 6, 2010 by Crystal Drwenski

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1. Big John wrote:: Our Republican Legislature has spent the past few years making sure that Oklahoma is #1 in crappy roads. They refuse to spend money on the repairing or building of hiways for the people of this State. If you are a State Employee of any department you will never see a pay raise while the Republicans hold the House and Senate and you will see many more furloughs, layoffs and privatization if Mary Fallin is elected Governor.
Fri, September 10, 2010 @ 2:20 PM

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