Oklahoma faces billions in road repairs. Here are 5 things to know

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Nov 2

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Tulsa World Anna Codutti , Steve Metzer Nov 2, 2026

1. Oklahoma’s highway and turnpike system ranks as the 14th largest in the nation, encompassing nearly 240,000 lane miles. Every day, motorists log about 120 million miles on roads across the state, where the traffic fatality rate is 23% higher than the national average. Lagging investments in traffic infrastructure are one factor in that fatality rate, according to Amanda Mays, a transportation infrastructure and supply chain policy expert with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. During a study on funding for transportation infrastructure Oct. 22 at the Capitol, she urged Oklahoma lawmakers to take action sooner than later.

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