OKLAHOMA COMMISSION ADOPTS FIVE-YEAR COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES PLAN

The plan includes $540 million for reconstruction or rehabilitation of 272 county bridges

Roads & Bridges

AUGUST 5, 2021

Oklahoma Commission adopts five-year county roads and bridges plan

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission awarded a nearly $32 million contract for reconstruction of the I-35 bridges over U.S. 77 and the BNSF Railway near Thackerville in Love County. Image: Oklahoma DOT

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission this week adopted an updated five-year County Improvements for Roads and Bridges (CIRB) plan.

The FY 2022-2026 plan includes $540 million for reconstruction or rehabilitation of 272 county bridges and improvements to more than 400 miles of county roads during the next five years, according to a press release.

The CIRB program uses designated state funding administered by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) combined with federal, local, and tribal funds for the highest priority county transportation projects. The plan is updated annually in partnership between county commissioners, their Circuit Engineering Districts, and ODOT.

“In the past fifteen years, the CIRB program has successfully helped fund major projects that no single county could’ve done on its own, including replacement of hundreds of structurally deficient county bridges,” ODOT Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz said in a statement. “We are constantly working to strengthen our relationship with county commissioners to be sure we’re helping bring the best projects forward in the CIRB plan.”

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