WEATHER CLOSURES: Highway Closures Alert 4-29-17 - 3:30 p.m.
Road conditions have improved and crews have gone home in Cimarron and Texas Counties following winter weather conditions.
The following highways are impacted by high water or flooding:
CHEROKEE COUNTY
SH-80 is closed five miles south of SH-51 between...
04/29/2017
WEATHER CLOSURES: Highway Closures Alert 4-29-17 - 11 a.m.
WEATHER CLOSURES: Highway Closures Alert 4-29-17 – 11 a.m.
Oklahoma Department of Transportation crews report slick bridges and hazardous driving conditions in Cimarron and Texas Counties due to snow and ice. Crews are out treating with a salt and sand mix....
04/29/2017
WEATHER CLOSURES: Highway Closures Alert 4-29-17 8:30 p.m.
Winter Weather:
In Cimarron County, crews are plowing and treating highways due to slick and hazardous conditions. Poor visibility due to blowing snow is reported. Roads in Texas County are reported wet at this time but crews are closely monitoring for the...
04/29/2017
WEATHER CLOSURES: Highway Closures Alert 4-29-17 - 6:30 p.m.
The following highways are impacted by high water or flooding:
CHEROKEE COUNTY
SH-80 is closed five miles south of SH-51 between Hulbert and Fort Gibson.
SH-10 is closed 10 miles north of US-62
HASKELL COUNTY
SH-71 is closed...
Remember proper injection sites when working calves
STILLWATER, Okla. May is here and with it many cow-calf operations will be 'working' the calves, castrating the males, immunizing one and all against blackleg, and in some situations, vaccinating the younglings for respiratory diseases.
04/28/2017
Annual Tobacco Settlement Payment Received
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Treasurer Ken Miller today announced receipt of a $78 million payment from the tobacco industry under the national Master Settlement Agreement. With this latest annual payment, Oklahoma has received a total of $1.4 billion since 1999....
04/28/2017
Bridge project at SH-11/36th St. North over US-75 starts May 1 in Tulsa
The project below is weather permitting:
Bridge project at SH-11/36th St. North over US-75 starts May 1 in Tulsa
A nearly $2 million project to rehabilitate the SH-11/36th St. North bridges over US-75 is scheduled to begin Monday, May 1 in Tulsa.
Crews will...
04/28/2017
OKC Traffic Advisory 4-28-17
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION! Signs and work zone flaggers save lives. Your Life Matters: Drive Like It. -
04/28/2017
Tulsa Traffic Advisory 4-28-17
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION! Signs and work zone flaggers save lives. Your Life Matters: Drive Like It. - www.facebook.com/OKDOT
The projects below are all weather permitting:
US-75 resurfacing project; southbound lanes opening tonight through...
04/27/2017
Continued strong domestic and export beef demand expected for cattle industry
STILLWATER, Okla. The cattle industry in general and feedlots in particular have done a good job managing growing livestock supplies for most of the last year, helping to minimize supply pressure coming to bear on cattle markets in the coming months.
04/27/2017
Through tragedy, the Oklahoma standard shines bright
STILLWATER, Okla. The Oklahoma standard. This is a phrase that weaves itself into conversations when Oklahomans are looking directly into the face of adversity and even when they are not. Whether spoken by those who are in need of help, or those who are stepping up to...
04/27/2017
OKC Traffic Advisory 4-27-17
STOP DISTRACTED DRIVING! Eyes on the road, please. Your Life Matters: Drive Like It. - www.facebook.com/OKDOT
The projects below are weather permitting:
I-44 narrows at S.W. 29th St. through Friday
The...
04/27/2017
Tulsa Traffic Advisory 4-27-17
STOP DISTRACTED DRIVING! Eyes on the road, please. Your Life Matters: Drive Like It. - www.facebook.com/OKDOT
The projects below are all weather permitting:
US-75 resurfacing project; lanes narrowed near I-244, 71st
As part of an...
04/27/2017
US-77 bridge rehabilitation project starts in Love Co. Mon., May 1
A bridge rehabilitation project on the US-77 bridge over Clouds Branch Creek about 4 miles south of SH-32 in Love Co. near Marietta is scheduled to begin Monday.
Beginning Monday drivers can expect a reduced speed limit with workers and equipment near the roadway. By...
Director's Weekly Memo 2017-4-24
Great Plains Technology Center names Tillman County EMS as Partner for Progress; Job search preparation and placement professionals learn about constructive conflict strategies; Carl Perkins application training available in May; Oklahoma CareerTech Champion: Will Bailey -...
04/26/2017
Oklahoma's Water for 2060 Produced Water Working Group Releases Study Report
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma's Water for 2060 Produced Water Working Group (PWWG) today released its study report as part of a review of alternatives for produced water disposal from oil and gas operations in Oklahoma. In December 2015, Governor Mary Fallin charged a...
04/26/2017
Gov. Fallin Names Robert L. Melton Sr. to Serve on Oklahoma Water Resources Board
OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today announced the appointment of Robert L. Melton Sr., of Claremore, to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
Melton will serve a term that expires in May 2022, pending confirmation by the state Senate. He will replace...