Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s April 7, meeting include the kick off of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s work zone awareness initiative in April, a briefing on the state of Oklahoma’s bridges in response to the recent National Transportation Safety Board report and updates on the I-44/US-75 “Traffic Henge” in Tulsa and I-40/Douglas Blvd. interchange in Midwest City.
ODOT Executive Director Tim Gatz read a proclamation from Gov. Kevin Stitt declaring April 21-25, 2025 “Oklahoma Work Zone Awareness Week” and debuted two new work zone safety public service announcements for social media, which can be viewed here and here.
The safety campaign “Make it Home Safe: Make Oklahoma Safe,” was created by ODOT and OTA to help remind motorists of their responsibility to be safe in highway work zones and coincides with the National Work Zone Safety Awareness campaign led by the U.S. Department of Transportation…