Rising costs delay ODOT projects across Green Country
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Public Radio Tulsa By Zach Boblitt
November 5, 2025
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation says inflation is continuing to affect its long-term construction goals, pushing back major projects across Green Country.
During a meeting of the Indian Nations Council of Governments on Tuesday, ODOT District 8 Engineer Trapper Parks outlined the agency’s eight-year construction work plan covering fiscal years 2026 through 2033.
The plan approved by a state commission guides which highway and bridge projects are prioritized across northeastern Oklahoma.
Parks said inflation has significantly impacted the timing and budgets of many of those projects.
“So over the past four years, we’ve seen the equivalent of 18 years’ worth of inflation,” Parks said.
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