Improving roads must continue to be a priority

Pawhuska Journal-Capital By Rep. Ken Luttrell June 12, 2023

As the 2023 regular legislative session came to an end, one of the highlights of the year was the opportunity for Senator Bill Coleman and I to have the Lincoln Elementary School 5th-grade chorus with Amy Muegge from Ponca City perform in the Capitol rotunda. I’m so proud of these outstanding young people and their talent. It’s always great to have folks from the district visit the Capitol. We talked a lot this year about the education budget, but I also wanted to mention funding appropriated to Transportation, another very important service of government. The Oklahoma Dept. of Transportation received more than $801 million for Fiscal Year 2024 – an $18-million increase over last year. The majority of this – $590 million – is directed to the Rebuilding Oklahoma Access and Driver Safety (ROADS) Fund, to be used for various state highway and bridge maintenance and repair projects. View the full article: PawhuskaJournalCapital.com