HOODLINE By Megan Sousa November 20, 2025 Travelers in the Oklahoma City area should brace for another weekend of traffic delays as ongoing construction projects continue to affect major roads and highways. According to an advisory from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), the westbound I-40 will be narrowed to one lane between Choctaw Rd. and Douglas Blvd. from late Friday afternoon through early Monday morning to facilitate the finalization of bridge and inter

The Oklahoman By Steve Lackmeyer November 19, 2025 The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is pledging to step up traffic enforcement along the Turner Turnpike following an inexplicable spike in construction zone crashes that have stressed local emergency responders and strained small towns along the highway. In just the past couple of weeks, troopers responded to 22 crashes on the Turner Turnpike and of the 18 in which investigation has been completed, half involved semi-trailers. Eight

KRMG News By Ben Morgan 11/19/2025   OKALHOMA – A public hearing of a class action lawsuit filed against the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation was held at the Rogers County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon.  This stems from the class-action lawsuit filed in July by Kevin Easley, Jr. and former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Stratton Taylor.  Both sides argued whether a stretch of land of the Will Rogers Turnpike will be toll free.

KFOR by: Mario Gonzalez Nov 19, 2025 MIDWEST CITY, Okla. ( KFOR ) — I-40 will be narrowed to one lane at Choctaw Road and Douglas Boulevard through the weekend, starting on Friday. The westbound lane of I-40 will be narrowed to just one lane between Choctaw Road and Douglas Boulevard near Midwest City, starting at 5 p.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. on Monday, as crews work to “complete critical steps for the final configuration of the bridge and interchange reconstruction project

KTEN News By Kendall Timms Nov 17, 2025 MARIETTA, Okla. (KTEN) — Phase three of construction on Oswalt Road in Love County is underway. The project began 10 years ago, and the work has been done in five-mile stretches, with the last section delayed due to funding. View the full article: KTEN.com

Left-turn bays, full signal coming to intersection Yukon Progress By Conrad Dudderar Associate Editor November 16, 2025 A much-needed upgrade to ease traffic congestion just east of Yukon is due to start next spring on State Highway 66 at the Grant Boulevard intersection. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has hired a contractor for the 120 calendar-day project, which is in Oklahoma City limits near the Kilpatrick Turnpike (US-344) on- and off-ramps. Redlands Co

Hoodline By Megan Sousa November 13, 2025 Drivers in Oklahoma City should brace for another round of traffic delays as a slew of construction projects are set to narrow lanes and close ramps across major highways and intersections, including work on I-40, I-35, and I-44 that will impact daily commutes well into 2026, according to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation . Notably, westbound I-40 on and off-ramps at Anderson Rd. have now reopened, but similar closures for eas

Southwest Ledger   By Mike W. Ray November 11, 2025 The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s “heavy reinvestment” in diamond grinding dowel bar retrofit projects on state toll roads has produced positive, measurable results, the agency’s governing board was told recently. Approximately 57 miles of H.E. Bailey Turnpike pavement were rehabilitated in dowel bar retrofit projects during the past six years in three contracts totaling about $32 million. Those contracts smoothed three segm

The Norman Transcript By Zack Wright | Transcript Staff Reporter Nov 11, 2025 A 2028 project to reconstruct a four-mile stretch of Slaughterville’s 72nd Street may be delayed to access federal funding. Allison Enright from Circuit Engineering District 5 shared the update at Monday’s Cleveland County Board of Commissioners meeting. Enright and the rest of the engineering district lead the county’s projects in a statewide roadway improvement plan. In cooperation with county com

Operation SAFE is a state-led initiative aimed at removing homeless encampments on state-owned property in Oklahoma. KOSU By Robby Korth, Nathan Poppe ,  Matthew Viriyapah ,  Miguel Rios November 10, 2025 In late October, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that Operation SAFE would expand to Oklahoma City. This comes on the heels of a September effort aimed at sweeping homeless encampments on state-owned property within the city of Tulsa — specifically, underpasses, highways, and wo

FOX23 By Bailey Coyle Nov 10, 2025 TULSA, Okla.  — Drivers who use the Creek Turnpike in Tulsa will need to plan for extra travel time starting this week. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) is starting a major bridge rehabilitation project on the Haikey Creek Bridges with the work expected to last through summer 2027. On Monday morning, the eastbound Haikey Creek Bridge will narrow down to one lane as part of the early preparation for shifting all traffic to the westbound

Oklahoma City vendor selected for routine safety checks Yukon Progress By Conrad Dudderar November 9, 2025 EL RENO – Acknowledging their decision was practically a toss-up, Canadian County commissioners this week selected a company to conduct the county’s bridge inspections for a two-year period. Commissioners voted 3-0 at their weekly meeting Nov. 3 to use CEC Corporation of Oklahoma City to perform routine bridge safety inspections from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028 in Ca

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Press Release Friday, November 07, 2025 Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Monday, Nov. 3 meeting include receiving two national pavement awards, approving the next step on the US-70 Roosevelt bridge project, briefing on several interim studies and laws and approving wrong-way improvements in the Tulsa metro. The Oklahoma Asphalt Pavement Association presented the national Asphalt Pavement Alliance’s 2024 Perpetual Pav

KRMG By FOX23.com News Staff November 05, 2025 BROKEN ARROW, Okla . — The City of Broken Arrow said a section of Liberty Parkway Trail has been temporarily closed due to construction on the Creek Turnpike Bridge. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has closed a section of the trail for a project that is improving the bridge in southwest Broken Arrow near Garnett Road and New Orleans Street. View the full article: KRMG.com

Hoodline By Eric Donovan November 05, 2025 The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced that eastbound SH-9W near Goldsby will be reduced to a single lane through October next year as part of an interchange construction project. Additional lane and ramp closures are expected through November, with detours available via US-77 and I-44, as outlined in their latest traffic advisory .  US-77/Tecumseh Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Flood Avenue a

Public Radio Tulsa By Zach Boblitt November 5, 2025 The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says inflation is continuing to affect its long-term construction goals, pushing back major projects across Green Country. During a meeting of the Indian Nations Council of Governments on Tuesday, ODOT District 8 Engineer Trapper Parks outlined the agency’s eight-year construction work plan covering fiscal years 2026 through 2033. The plan approved by a state commission guides which

Oklahoma Department of Transportation November 05, 2025 PR# 25-036 The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is pleased to announce the selection of three design-build teams to pursue the US-70 Roosevelt Memorial Bridge project. This is a critical step in the contracting process while moving the project forward. The bridge project will be delivered using a method called Modified Progressive Design Build — the first time this approach has been used in Oklahoma by ODOT. “This m

Southwest Ledger By News Staff November 4, 2025 From staff reports Effective Nov. 1, Oklahoma drivers face new restrictions on handheld cellphone use in active school and work zones. Whether driving an oil tanker, a utility truck, or a family car, motorists must go hands-free under House Bill 2263, authored by Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond. It is illegal for any person to operate a motor vehicle traveling through a “properly marked school zone” on any street or highway in thi

KTUL by Laqunta Dixon November 4, 2025 TULSA, OKLA . (KTUL) — Tulsa County officials are asking residents to share feedback on local roadway safety projects as part of a $5 million initiative aimed at making travel safer for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. The effort is funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, which awarded Tulsa County $4 million in 2023. The county is contributing an additional $1 million

KTUL by Laqunta Dixon November 4, 2025 TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — A major stabilization project along Avery Drive is set to begin Nov. 19, marking the start of long-term improvements to one of Tulsa County’s most historic and scenic roadways. Originally built in 1958 and named after Cyrus Avery, known as the “Father of Route 66,” Avery Drive has long faced challenges from shifting ground conditions, leading to pavement cracks and surface depressions. To address these issues, Tuls