Title 69 — Title 69 — Roads, Bridges, and Ferries

Research The Fort Gibson Port Authority, Sallisaw Port Authority, Rogers County Port Authority, Muskogee City-County Port Authority and the Oklahoma Port and Development Authority are assigned to the Division of Planning and Research, Department of Transportation, for the purpose…

The State Department of Transportation shall have no responsibility or authority in any transportation matters under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The Department shall not have jurisdiction of any matter now within or under the jurisdiction of any town,…

The State Department of Transportation shall assume the responsibility of mowing the Goldsby Airport located in Section 24, Township 8 North, Range 3 West of the Indian Meridian, McClain County, Oklahoma. Added by Laws 1978, c. 274, § 16, emerg. eff. May 10, 1978.

entities prohibited. The Department of Transportation is prohibited from contributing to, subsidizing, or giving away any real or personal property to a railroad or any other entity that is not owned by the State of Oklahoma or a political subdivision thereof. Laws 1980, c. 349, …

It is the intent of the Legislature that the promotion of safety in the workplace is a legitimate public purpose. In order to establish a public employee benefit program to encourage safety in the workplace, the Department of Transportation is hereby directed to establish an on-t…

Division - Creation - Powers and duties - Oklahoma Waterways Advisory Board. A. There is hereby created within the Department of Transportation Planning Division, a Waterways Branch. The Director of the Department of Transportation shall appoint such employees necessary to implem…

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program. Oversight for the program shall be provided by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The Department shall develop and enforce the Oklahoma State Safety Oversight Program standards for all private and pub…

Acceptance and disbursement of federal funds - Liability of State Treasurer. The Commission shall have authority to use any money in the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund to carry out the provisions of this article. Whenever the Commission contracts as the agent of …

Act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission Act". Added by Laws 2019, c. 233, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.

Route 66 is one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. Officially, the numerical designation 66 was assigned to the Chicago-to-Los Angeles route on November 11, 1926. From the outset, public road planners intended U.S. 66 to connect the main streets of rural and…

A. The Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission shall be composed of twenty-one (21) members. Appointed members shall reflect the interests, history and importance of the communities along Route 66 in Oklahoma. The members are appointed as follows: 1. Two members shall be appointe…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Traveler Information Logo Signing Act of 1988". Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 1, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988.

The Department of Transportation shall contract with a person, firm, group or association in the State of Oklahoma to establish a logo signing program for the purpose of providing on the right-of- way and controlled access highways specific information on gas, food, camping, tour…

contractor. The Department of Transportation shall contract to erect and maintain, on the right-of-way of interstate and controlled access highways, logo signs informing the public of gas, food, lodging and camping facilities. The contractor shall furnish, install, maintain, and …

All costs incurred under this act shall be paid under agreements negotiated between the contractor and the advertiser and/or advertisers. Added by Laws 1988, c. 126, § 4, emerg. eff. April 8, 1988.

A. The Department of Transportation shall issue rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, Section 301 et seq. of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to implement this program. B. Pursuant to subsection A of this section, the Oklahoma Department of…

All contracts made by the Department of Transportation with the contractor shall provide the following: 1. A requirement that the contractor obtain liability insurance in an amount determined by the Department which shall jointly insure the State of Oklahoma and the contractor ag…

A. The Transportation Commission is hereby authorized to create a "State Infrastructure Bank", pursuant to the federal National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998, for the purpose of pooling available fe…

For the purposes of Sections 403 through 412 of this title: 1. "Eligible project" means the construction, restoration, or replacement of a public transportation facility, limited to highways, bridges, roads, streets, rail, rail crossings, and right- of-way acquisition that would …

Expenditures. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Transportation, to be designated the "Public Transit Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies re…

A. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation may allocate monies in the Mass Transit Revolving Fund created in Section 1 of this act to eligible agencies in the manner and for the purposes specified in this act. B. Except for those monies specified in Section 5 of this act, all m…

Audits - Elderly and handicapped services - Purchases. A. Monies allocated from the Public Transit Revolving Fund by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation may be used for local share or matching funds for the purpose of federal capital or operating grants. Prior to the alloca…

The monies authorized for public transportation pursuant to this act shall be allocated among the eligible entities for the payment of reported vehicle revenue miles. The allocation for Oklahoma County mass transit shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total monies availab…

mass transportation programs. For each fiscal year, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall retain five percent (5%) of the total amount of monies contained in the Public Transit Revolving Fund and shall use the retained monies to fund new public mass transportation progr…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Department of Transportation to be designated the "State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of the following:…

A. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission. The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) members. The members shall serve as follows: 1. One member shall be appointed by the Governor and selected from the Commissioners of the Oklahoma Tax Commission, whose first …

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated as the "Oklahoma Route 66 Commission Revolving Fund", which shall consist of all monies appropriated, transferred, or otherwise designated to the fund by law. The revolving fund shall be a continui…

The Department of Transportation shall use the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund for the following purposes: 1. To make a loan to an eligible entity if: a. the loan application, project and planning documents have been approved by the Department or the Transportation Commi…

applications - Oversight and technical assistance. In addition to other powers and duties provided by law, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall have the power and duty to: 1. Review, assess, and prioritize the preliminary applications received from eligible applicants;…

The Department of Transportation shall prescribe such rules as may be necessary for determining the eligibility and priority of such entities for transportation projects in order to receive loans made pursuant to the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995, credit assista…

Administration of monies - Establishment of accounts and subaccounts. In addition to the other powers and duties provided by law, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shall have the power and duty to: 1. Manage, maintain, expend and otherwise administer monies in the State I…

Financial review - Final loan applications - Approval or rejection - Release of loan proceeds. A. By May 1, 1999, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission shall provide financial review guidelines to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for use by the Department in preliminary…

69 O.S. § 410 Repealed by Laws 2010, c. 413, § 30, eff. July 1, 2010

In the event of a default in payment of the principal or interest on loans made from the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund pursuant to this act, the Attorney General is empowered and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to take actions to collect any amounts due or…

A. In order to administer the State Infrastructure Bank, the following sources of revenues may be utilized: 1. Monies from the State Infrastructure Bank Revolving Fund pursuant to the federal National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 and credit assistance pursuant to the Tr…

69 O.S. § 420 Repealed by Laws 2013, c. 227, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2013

69 O.S. § 421 Repealed by Laws 2013, c. 227, § 30, eff. Nov. 1, 2013

maintenance - Removal from System - Maps. A. The highway system of this state shall be divided into two classes to be known as the State Highway System and county highway system. The State Highway System shall be designated by the Commission and shall be composed of intercounty a…

parks and state-owned institutions with certain highways or streets - Roads within boundaries of state parks and memorials. (a) The Commission, at its discretion, may designate and maintain as a part of the State Highway System any roads connecting public use areas, state parks, …

The Transportation Commission shall designate and maintain as part of the State Highway System any road accepted by the Federal Highway Administration as a National Highway System connector route to an intermodal port. Such road shall not exceed one and one-half (1 1/2) miles in …

System. Any highway designated as a state highway shall not be removed by the Commission from the State Highway System until notice in writing of intention to do so has been given to the State Senators and State Representatives of the respective districts which may be affected, t…

69 O.S. § 504 Repealed by Laws 2025, c. 186, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025

reconstruction of state highway. In the construction or reconstruction of a state highway, in the event it is necessary to remove any bridge structure, title to such bridge structure removed is in the State Highway Department regardless of the source of the funds from which said …

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the "High Priority State Bridge Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations and transfers made by the Legisla…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be known as the "County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all appropriations and transfers made by the Le…

A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund to be designated as the "Preserving and Advancing County Transportation Fund" (PACT Fund). The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies directed for d…

A. The county highway system shall be composed of all public roads within any county, less any part of any road or roads which may be designated as a state highway by the State Transportation Commission. It shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners in each county to …

The board of county commissioners in each county may cause to be prepared, and may adopt by resolution, standard plans and specifications for the establishment and construction of new roads or bridges to be dedicated to the use and benefit of the public. Such roads or bridges mus…

This act shall not apply to cities, towns, planning district or any other area where jurisdiction is otherwise vested by law in a political subdivision to establish standards for the dedication of roads or bridges. Laws 1975, c. 239, § 2, emerg. eff. May 30, 1975.

construction of road, bridge, culvert and drainage projects - Amendment. A. On or before September 30 of each year the board of county commissioners shall adopt an annual priority plan and budget for the construction of road, bridge, culvert and drainage projects during the next …