The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has released its new eight-year construction work plan, outlining more than one-thousand-200 highway and bridge projects across the state.

 

The Federal Fiscal Year 2027 through 2034 plan, approved Monday by the Oklahoma Transportation Commission, represents more than seven-point-three billion dollars in proposed construction.

 

ODOT says the plan focuses on critical safety, pavement and bridge needs. But inflation and rising construction costs are making it harder for the agency to keep pace with those needs.

Transportation Secretary and ODOT Executive Director Tim Gatz says DOTs nationwide have experienced nearly 18 years’ worth of inflation since 2020.

 

Gatz says growing demands on the highway system are also outpacing traditional transportation revenues, raising concerns about ODOT’s ability to make needed investments on time.

 

Some projects have been pushed beyond the eight-year window. ODOT says those projects remain priorities and will continue to be developed as funding becomes available.