Inflation hits Oklahoma road, bridge construction

Oklahoma Voice

By Barbara Hoberock

October 22, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY – Inflation has taken a big bite into the state’s ability to maintain its roads and bridges, a legislative panel was told Thursday.

In what could be one of his last addresses to lawmakers before he gives up the reins at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Transportation Secretary Tim Gatz said the state is about $255 million short annually of what it needs to keep the system in the condition it is today.

“We are going to start to see more of the deterioration we have seen in the past,” Gatz said.

Oklahoma in recent years has made some notable progress, he said.

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