Tue June 27, 2017
Students Can Explore Careers in Transportation This Summer
This summer students will get a free two-week overnight stay experiencing college life and gaining additional knowledge about transportation careers and the industry. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation Civil Rights Division is partnering with Oklahoma State University and the Federal Highway Administration to offer a free two-week National Summer Transportation Institute camp in Stillwater....
Wed June 21, 2017
OTC Awards 23 Projects Worth $23M
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's June 5 meeting include a report on the impact of the recently-approved Fiscal Year 2018 state budget on highway projects and approval of several contracts that were deferred in May due to state funding concerns....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed June 21, 2017
$50M Streetcar Project Under Way in Oklahoma City
The first streetcar system in Oklahoma City, Okla., since the 1940s is becoming a reality. Civic leaders broke ground on the MAPS 3 Oklahoma City (OKC) Streetcar track line in February, starting work on the metro's first streetcar system in generations and launching a new era in local public transit....
Thu June 08, 2017
Taxes, Bond Proposals Would Invest $1.1B in Oklahoma City
More than $1.1 billion in funding for streets, police, firefighters and other basic needs and an annual injection of $26 million for day-to-day operations are included in sales tax and bond proposals under consideration by the Oklahoma City Council....
Thu June 08, 2017
RES Announces Construction of Redbed Plains Wind Farm
Renewable Energy Systems (RES), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission and energy storage projects in the Americas, announces the start of construction on EDP Renewables North America's (EDPR NA) Redbed Plains Wind Farm in Grady County, Okla., just southwest of Oklahoma City....
Debbie Jackson - Thu June 08, 2017
Oklahoma's Avery Drive: The Long Road to Completion
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Cyrus Avery called it his favorite road. To some, it was “the road to nowhere.' Still others felt it should never have been built. Since 1958, the 3.5-mi., two-lane scenic byway has been known as Avery Drive, named for the man most remembered as the father of the Mother Road, Historic Route 66....
Wed May 10, 2017
ODOT Looks at Suspending Construction, Defers Award on New Highway Contracts
At its May 1 meeting, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission took unprecedented action on new construction projects due to the ongoing state budget crisis. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation also updated commissioners on proposals being considered by the legislature that would affect transportation funding and the impacts to construction already underway....
Vacuworx - Mon May 01, 2017
Vacuworx Receives Award for Excellence in Exporting
Vacuworx is honored to receive the 2017 Governor's Award for Excellence in Exporting for the second time in four years. Steve Smith, director of international sales, accepted the award on behalf of Bill Solomon, Vacuworx president, presented April 13 at the 34th Annual Oklahoma World Trade Conference at the Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business....
Mon May 01, 2017
April Wrap-Up: Gov. Fallin Talks Transportation Issues
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission's April 10 meeting included a visit from Gov. Mary Fallin to kick off the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's work zone safety campaign and discuss transportation issues....
Chuck Harvey - Mon May 01, 2017
Critical Safety Improvements Part of Bridge Rehabilitation
Pier protection will be part of a nearly $20 million bridge rehabilitation project now under way on the 23rd St. bridge over I-244 in Tulsa, Okla. The work will impact traffic on the 23rd St. bridge until early 2018 and drivers are advised to plan ahead to adjust for slowing....
