Oklahoma transportation officials eye widening I-35

Tulsa World

By Barbara Hoberock September 12, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma transportation officials are working on plans to six-lane portions of Interstate 35 from the Red River to Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Brian Taylor told the Transportation Commission on Monday that Texas is preparing to spend $2.5 billion to bring the north-south corridor to six lanes from four and eventually to eight lanes in the northern part of that state within the next 15 years.

The area will be from where Interstate 35 East and Interstate 35 West meet in Denton, Texas, north to the Red River, Taylor said.

Meanwhile, ODOT has $491.5 million in its eight-year plan to make improvements, he said, adding that there are $3 billion worth of needs along the corridor in Oklahoma.

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