Tulsa World
By Barbara Hoberock
May 4, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY — Transportation Commissioner T.W. Shannon wants Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter to determine what role Gov. Kevin Stitt has in determining which highway projects will proceed.
A request for an opinion and a resolution saying the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s 8-year plan should be free from political influence are agenda items on the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Monday meeting agenda.
The resolution also says ODOT supports cooperation with local partners, including tribes, to build and repair roads and bridges.
The action came after the details of a project between the ODOT and the Chickasaw Nation came into question. The tribe is putting $10 million into a $17 million project for a new interchange at Interstate 35 and Oklahoma 9 to alleviate congestion near its Riverwind Casino.
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