Public Radio Tulsa
By MATT TROTTER
JANUARY 18, 2021 The Oklahoma Department of Transportation expects a $150 million dollar boost from the $900 billion coronavirus relief package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump last month. The legislation included $10 billion for state departments of transportation. Exact allocations will be determined later this month. ODOT Executive Director and State Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz wants to use Oklahoma's to offset increased spending on winter storm response and spend the money on projects. "Try to prop up our asset preservation program a little bit with maybe some of the corona relief dollars, and we will also make sure that we go back into the eight-year construction work plan and find projects that are ready to go there and accelerate those projects forward," Gatz told the state transportation commission last week.
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