The director of ODOT said the money could lead to some road work being finished much earlier than expected.
KOCO
By KOCO Staff
Sep 7, 2022
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will get an extra $191 million in federal funding.
ODOT Executive Director Tim Gatz told the transportation commission Tuesday that it's money the federal government didn’t spend during the fiscal year. The money gets sent out across the country.
Gatz said it isn’t unusual to receive additional funding, but this extra allocation is significantly higher than normal. Gatz added that the amount is usually between $30 and $70 million.
"There are a lot of complexities in the way that the federal funding operates," Gatz said.
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