Legislative and transportation leader Neal McCaleb dies at 90

OK Energy Today January 9, 2025

Neal McCaleb, Oklahoma first Secretary of Transportation under the administration of Gov. Henry Bellmon died Thursday.

He was 90 and was also Transportation Secretary in the Frank Keating administration.

McCaleb, who served eight years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and four of them as the GOP House minority leader, later went on to become Director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

Both ODOT and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority issued a statement on Thursday stating that under McCaleb’s iconic leadership “ODOT and OTA  have been forever changed for the better, realizing significant strides in transportation infrastructure improvements.”

McCaleb was the first to be director at both the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Transportation Authority while serving as a cabinet secretary. Spanning three decades, he applied his extensive knowledge to shaping Oklahoma’s highways, interstates and turnpikes, following the legacy of his father, Burt, who served as ODOT Chief Engineer.

View the full article: OKEnergyToday.com