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

A. The Transportation Commission shall have authority to sell any lands, or interest therein, which may have been acquired for highway purposes, or facilities necessary and incident thereto, and any equipment, materials, or supplies which in the opinion of the Commission are no l…

The Transportation Commission shall have authority to compromise, settle or litigate claims which it may have against any person, firm or corporation for damages to or loss of property, equipment, or facilities of any kind belonging to the Department of Transportation or over whi…

The proceeds from the sale or rental of any lands, or from the sale of equipment, materials or supplies, and any funds received as the result of the settlement or litigation of claims for damages to or loss of property, equipment or facilities owned by or under the control of the…

counties or cities - Procedure - Approval. Whenever circumstances alter the highway, road or street requirements or needs of a county or city, after such county or city has purchased or acquired by eminent domain, any strip, piece or parcel of land so that such property, or any p…

(a) Recognizing that safe and efficient highway transportation is a matter of important interest to all the people in the state, the Legislature hereby determines and declares that an integrated system of roads and highways is essential to the general welfare of the State of Okla…

extension. A. All contracts for construction work upon the state highway system shall be let and awarded pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974. If the project advertised pursuant to the provisions of the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974 is…

- Renegotiation - Cancellation and reletting. When any contract for the construction or improvement of a state highway, or for the construction or improvement of a bridge, has not been carried out or work thereunder has been suspended by virtue of an order or directive of any off…

A. As used in this section: 1. "Highway emergency" means a situation or condition of a designed state highway that: a. poses a threat to life or property of travelers, or b. substantially disrupts the orderly flow of traffic and commerce; and 2. "Highway improvement contract" mea…

A. A successful bidder awarded a contract by the Department of Transportation shall return to the Department a fully executed written contract within ten (10) working days from the date the contract is awarded. The Department shall, within fourteen (14) working days from the date…

lines - Prohibition. A. All section lines in the state which are opened and maintained by the board of county commissioners or the Department of Transportation for public use are hereby declared public highways. All section lines that are not so opened and maintained for public u…

effect Whenever a section line is designated a "reserved section line," any preexisting easements granted to public utilities, rural electric cooperatives, rural water districts, rural sewer districts, nonprofit rural water corporations or other entities shall remain in full forc…

widened - Indian lands. Nothing in this act shall be construed to create a section line where none existed, nor to widen an existing section line, nor in any way to conflict with provisions relating to section lines of Indian Treaties or acts of Congress providing for disposition…

An owner of land bounded by a road or street is presumed to own to the center of the way, but the contrary may be shown. Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1202, operative July 1, 1968.

or condemnation (a) The Department shall have authority to acquire in fee simple in the name of the State of Oklahoma, by purchase, donation or condemnation, lands or such interests therein as in its discretion may be necessary for the purpose of establishing, constructing and ma…

securing of all rights-of-way. No work order on a contract for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or any other type of highway construction shall be issued by the Transportation Commission unless all rights-of-way necessary for such construction shall have first been secu…

The policy which the Commission shall follow in the acquisition of all rights-of-way shall be as follows: (a) For construction on the Interstate Highway System within the limits of municipalities having a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, federal aid funds, if availabl…

Costs. In any or all of the above cases where local units of government are required to pay or participate in the cost of right-of-way and such right-of-way cannot be secured by negotiation, the state and the local units of government involved shall agree upon a fair and reasonab…

nonparticipation. No county, regardless of population, and no municipality having a population of less than sixty thousand (60,000) persons according to the latest Federal Decennial Census shall be required to participate financially in the acquisition of lands for use for rights…

acquisition - Nonparticipation. No municipality having a population of sixty thousand (60,000) persons or more according to the latest Federal Decennial Census shall be required to participate financially in the acquisition of land for use for rights-of-way for state highways con…

Whenever a part of a parcel of land is to be taken for state highway purposes and the remainder is to be left in such shape or condition as to be of little value to its owner, or to give rise to claims or litigation concerning severance or other damage, the Department may acquire…

nuisance. A. The rights-of-way acquired by the Department of Transportation or a county shall be held inviolate for state highway, departmental, or county purposes, and no physical or functional encroachments or uses shall be permitted within such rights-of-way. B. It shall be un…

The Commission, its officers, agents, servants and employees shall have authority to physically remove any such sign, post, thing or structure, gasoline pump, driveway canopy, fence, signpost and building; and if the owner of any such driveway canopy, gasoline pump, or building, …

excepted - Approval by Commission required. Sections 1208 through 1211 shall not prevent the construction or maintenance of any culvert or driveway as a means of ingress and egress to private property, or prevent the placing of mailboxes or fences to stock-passes on any highway r…

abatement. (a) Every person who shall construct, maintain, or operate any gasoline pump, driveway canopy, building, sign, fence, post, or any other thing or structure except such as may be specifically authorized by law upon the right-of-way of any designated state or federal hig…

not affected. The provisions of Sections 1208 through 1211 shall not affect in any way the geological signs on the right-of-way of Highway No. 77 through the Arbuckle Mountains. Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1711, operative July 1, 1968.

destroying or removing any traffic-control device, road sign, signboard, guide sign or signpost - Felony penalty. A. Any person or persons who shall willfully or knowingly obstruct or damage any public road or highway by obstructing the side or cross drain or ditches thereof, or …

way. The Department shall, in cooperation with the county surveyor of the county affected, locate section and quarter section corners within the right-of-way of all state highways when surveys and plans are being made for contemplated new construction or resurfacing, and re-mark …

Where any section or quarter section corner is obliterated, or may be obliterated, by highway construction, the Department shall witness the location of such corners by two or more well defined objects located outside of the contemplated right-of-way limits and shall note such wi…

The provisions of Sections 1229 and 1230 shall apply with full force and effect and in like manner to the board of county commissioners of each county in this state. Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1232, operative July 1, 1968. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 320, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2008.

For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of Sections 1229 through 1232, it shall be lawful for all persons employed in making such re-marking of corners to enter upon and across all lands within the state; provided, however, that in so doing, no damage shall be done…

costs. The Highway Department shall have right to purchase right-of-way under the provisions of this act from the fund created hereby, and at such time as the right-of-way is to be utilized for construction thereon, the Department shall then proceed to replenish from the cost of …

In the event that circumstances alter the highway requirements after the Director has acquired property so that it or a portion thereof is no longer needed for highway purposes, the Director is authorized to sell the real property involved or any portion thereof in the name of th…

Any monies credited to, or appropriated to, the Highway Advance Right-of-Way Acquisition and Management Fund, shall be deposited in such fund in the State Treasury. Any monies in such fund shall be invested by the State Treasurer upon direction of the State Highway Director in di…

Any actions taken by the Director under the provisions of this act shall first be approved by the State Highway Commission. Laws 1970, c. 118, § 5.

This act may be called the "Oklahoma Junkyard and Scrap Metal Processing Facility Control Act." Laws 1968, c. 98, § 1, emerg. eff. April 1, 1968.

For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is hereby declared to be in the p…

As used in this act: (a) "Junk" means old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material. (b) "Automobile graveya…

No person, firm or corporation shall establish, operate or maintain a junkyard or scrap metal processing facility, any portion of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or primary highway, except the following: (a) Thos…

Any person, firm or corporation or employee of person, firm or corporation in the business of dismantling or salvaging any part or parts of junked or salvaged motor vehicles shall remove all license tags attached to said junked or salvaged motor vehicles within ten (10) days from…

Any person in violation of Section 1 of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Laws 1976, c. 93, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1976.

Any junkyard or scrap metal processing facility lawfully in existence on the effective date of this act which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of any highway on the interstate or primary system shal…

Any person, firm or corporation in existence and doing business at a specified present location at the time of passage of this act, required to provide fencing or screening by this act, shall be reimbursed all actual and necessary expenses incurred thereby upon the prior submissi…

From and after the effective date of this act, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct or establish any facility which would be in violation of the terms of this act and such would be a public nuisance, and provided further, that if any such person, …

Violation of the provisions of this act shall constitute a public nuisance, and the district court in the county in which said junkyard or scrap metal processing facility shall be located shall issue its order requiring immediate compliance with this act and the abatement of said…

The Commission is hereby empowered to prescribe reasonable rules, regulations and policies not inconsistent with this act for the implementation and administration of the junkyard control program required hereunder. Added by Laws 1968, c. 98, § 9, emerg. eff. April 1, 1968. Amend…

When the Commission determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway will not permit adequate screening of such junkyards or scrap metal processing facilities or the screening of such junkyards or scrap metal processing facilities would not be economically feasibl…

Nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation, or resolution, which are more restrictive than the provisions of this act. Laws 1968, c. 98, § 11, emerg. eff. April 1, 1968.

The Director is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the United States Secretary of Transportation as provided by Title 23, United States Code, relating to the control of junkyards or scrap metal processing facilities in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary sys…

The Commission may accept any allotment of funds by the United States, or any agency thereof, appropriated to carry out the purposes of federal law. In the event federal funds are not available for assistance in carrying out the provisions of the federal law, the Commission may d…

The Commission is hereby authorized to use any funds appropriated to it or received by it from the State Highway Construction and Maintenance Fund for matching federal funds or for other lawful purposes of this act. Added by Laws 1978, c. 107, § 11, emerg. eff. March 29, 1978.