ODOT collects traffic data to plan safer, stronger roads across Oklahoma

FOX23 Bailey Coyle Jan 15, 2026

OKLAHOMA — Drivers across Oklahoma may occasionally notice black tubes stretched across roadways or small cameras mounted on signposts along highways. According to Cody Hamblin, Assistant State Traffic Engineer with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), these tools are part of a routine, statewide traffic data collection program designed to better understand how Oklahomans use their roads.

ODOT collects traffic data at roughly 19,000 locations statewide, using a combination of temporary road tubes, portable cameras, and permanent counting stations. The goal is simple: accurately measure how many vehicles—especially trucks—are traveling on Oklahoma’s roads and how traffic patterns are changing over time.

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