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Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe trying to persuade Tea Party lawmakers to support highway funding Updated: Sat, May 26, 2012 Conservative Republican Jim Inhofe is a lead negotiator on a highway bill that has some funding problems and a provision that would approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Read More
Morgan Road/I-40 interchange reopens in Oklahoma City Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 New construction redesigns interchange at Morgan Road and I-40 Read More
Oklahoma seeks more funds for truck weigh stations Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 The state has enough money lined up to build five port of entry truck weighing and inspection stations similar to one that opened last month in Kay County, a transportation official says. The new stations have the technological capacity to weigh moving trucks and check their brakes. Read More
If you go: Oklahoma motorcycle safety courses Updated: Thu, May 3, 2012 If you go: Oklahoma motorcycle safety courses Read More
Officials laud progress as Interstate 40 Crosstown bridge demolition begins Updated: Mon, Apr 30, 2012 As workers hammered away in the background, U.S. Rep. James Lankford called the old Interstate 40 Crosstown bridge “a patchwork quilt of repairs,” best torn down to make way for progress. Read More
How to help elderly drivers limit or stop driving Published: Mon, Feb 20, 2012 Dear Savvy Senior: I’m worried about my father’s driving. At age 84, his driving skills have diminished significantly, but I know he’s bound and determined to keep going as long as he’s alive. What tips can you recommend that can help me help my dad stop driving? -- Nervous Daughter Dear Nervous: For... Read More
Be prepared for delays as switch to new Crosstown Expressway occurs Published: Wed, Jan 4, 2012 Transportation officials are advising drivers to avoid the Crosstown Expressway area completely between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday because of anticipated significant delays. Current eastbound Interstate 40 traffic will be narrowed to one lane between I-44 (Amarillo Junction) and I-35 (Dallas Junction) from 10 a.m.... Read More
Sign project helps identify route of ‘The Mother Road' Published: Mon, Sep 12, 2011 Oklahoma City has more than 20 miles of “The Mother Road,” but visitors — and sometimes even local residents — have had trouble following the route through the metro area. That should be less confusing now, thanks to the completion of a joint four-year project by the city of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma... Read More
Major shift in eastbound I-40 off-ramp to I-235 under way Published: Tue, Aug 2, 2011 Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials say the big change Tuesday morning, with a new temporary configuration, is that eastbound drivers needing access to northbound I-235 will take the southbound I-35 exit. There is a loop ramp that will help drivers get to northbound I-235. Read More
I-44 reopened in Tulsa after truck full of frozen chicken engulfed in flames Published: Mon, Nov 15, 2010 Firefighters have opened westbound Interstate 44 above Yale Avenue after a semi carrying frozen chicken caught fire and was completely engulfed about 3:30 a.m. Officials said no one was injured and crews were still clearing the highway until about noon. Oklahoma Department of Transportation officials warned... Read More
Study: school buses safe enough without seat belts Updated: Tue, Oct 26, 2010 School buses are safe enough without seat belts and students in many cases ignore a requirement to wear them, according to a study in Alabama released Monday that found the straps would save the life of about one child every eight years. Read More
DC Metro crash spurs federal oversight effort Published: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of legislation in Congress that would give federal regulators the power to force transit agencies to make improvements are rallying around a ruling by investigators that the lack of federal safety oversight contributed to the Metro crash that killed nine people last year. They hope... Read More
Tulsa has not committed anything to rail, says Mayor Kathy Taylor Published: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 Mayor Kathy Taylor assured city councilors Tuesday that cash-strapped Tulsa has not committed any money or resources in support of the state’s federal stimulus funding application to pursue a high-speed rail line. Some councilors became worried after learning about a Sept. 30 letter from Taylor to Oklahoma... Read More
FAA May Limit Flights in N.Y. City Area Updated: Thu, Nov 15, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Controlling the number of flights during peak periods at three New York City-area airports is one of the measures the government may propose to ease chronic air travel delays across the nation. Only LaGuardia Airport limits its number of scheduled flights. Airline executives expect... Read More
Oklahoman hit by car, dies in Missouri Published: Thu, Aug 10, 2006 LADUE, Mo. — A highway construction worker from Oklahoma died early Wednesday after being hit by a car in western St. Louis County. Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Julie Scerine identified the victim as Michael Lynn Poahway, 50, of Cache, OK, who worked for Multiple Concrete Enterprises of Ogden,... Read More
Wreck halts I-35 traffic Published: Tue, Aug 8, 2006 Authorities closed southbound Interstate 35 for about two hours Tuesday when a pickup hauling a horse trailer hit a barrier wall and spilled diesel fuel near NE 10, officials said. Travelers were rerouted down I-44 to I-235, I-40 and I-240. One lane of the interstate had been re-opened by 9 p.m., state... Read More
Intersection to be wider Updated: Tue, Jul 18, 2006 Shell Construction Co. is widening the intersection at State Highway 9 and 24th Avenue SW, officials said. The project includes adding intersection capacity by providing new, exclusive left-turn lanes on 24th and a protected left-turn signal for northbound and southbound traffic. The state Transportation... Read More
Sinkhole drops open in highway Updated: Tue, Jul 11, 2006 ALDERSON - Bradley Hamilton was about as prepared as anyone for his vehicle to hit a sinkhole in the middle of the highway early Saturday, but it still startled him. As a worker for the Pittsburg County Conservation Commission, Hamilton said he's well aware of the county's underground mines and how the timbers... Read More
Intersection widening set to begin Updated: Wed, Jul 5, 2006 NORMAN -- Shell Construction Co. will begin work Wednesday on widening the intersection of State Highway 9 and 24th Avenue SW, city officials said. The project will provide new left-turn lanes and a protected left-turn signal on 24th for northbound and southbound traffic. Work is expected to take about 45 days.... Read More
Oklahoma ties together America’s crossroads Updated: Thu, Jun 29, 2006 In the 1950s, the idea of a whole new grid of fast-moving highways was as radical and expensive as sending a man to Mars is today. But Americans had big cars, cheap gas and a hunger to move. Interstates spurred metro growth The Interstate system To President Eisenhower, a national interstate system... Read More
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