This is an appreciation post for #ODOT rest areas 😌🛣️🚗

I-35/I-240 interchange improvement project set to begin | KFOR
https://kfor.com/news/local/i-35-i-240-interchange-improvement-project-set-to-begin/

#Oklahoma #OKC #ODOT

Beauty beside the asphalt: You can thank ODOT for massive wildflower bloom in Oklahoma | KOKH
https://okcfox.com/news/local/wildflower-odot-winecup-monarch-butterfly-flowers-indian-paintbrush-blanket-bluebonnets-greenthread-vetch-bindweed-i35-highway-roadside#

#Oklahoma #ODOT

ODOT, OTA encourages motorists to Make it Home Safe; Make Oklahoma Safe with new work zone safety awareness campaign
https://www.drivesafelyoklahoma.com/

#Oklahoma #ODOT #OTA

In the things-could-always-be-worse dept.: we justifiably complain a lot about SFMTA and Caltrans, but it's hard to imagine either of them, in 2023, systematically *closing* Bay Area crosswalks and calling it progress on safety. Shame on #ODOT.

https://bikeportland.org/2023/02/09/odot-will-close-181-crosswalks-in-the-portland-region-this-year-in-the-name-of-safety-370239

@stephenjudkins has shared images of crosswalks being closed; they include well-marked, signalized crossings: https://mastodon.social/@stephenjudkins/109837452947559850

Road conditions are starting to deteriorate in places.
https://ok.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Viewer/index.html?appid=023e821ebf7b4acd999ccfd58d92c3da

#Oklahoma #ODOT #okwx

Oklahoma City adding beet juice to mixture used to treat icy bridges
https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2023/01/20/oklahoma-city-adding-beet-juice-to-mixture-used-to-treat-icy-bridges/69827327007/
http://archive.today/CQ6a1

🔐 #Oklahoma #ODOT #OKC #okwx

It matters so very little whether OTA's claims are accurate or not so much as *either way* I 35 is not as safe as the completely underfunded Heartland Flyer regional rail route, which only runs one time per day per direction, and the overwhelming majority of I 35 traffic are displaced passengers going between the Heartland Flyer's endpoints. Build the damn railroad capacity already!

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/OKDOT/bulletins/3423efc

#Transportation #Oklahoma #ODOT #OTA #Rail #Highway

Upcoming Active Transportation Plan Meeting
https://sortpo.org/upcoming-active-transportation-plan-meeting/

#Oklahoma #ODOT #ActiveTransportationPlan

Oklahoma drivers should take caution as arctic front moves in
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-odot-cautions-drivers-cold-front-road-conditions/42312518

#Oklahoma #okwx #ODOT #okroads

ODOTs Rose Quarter redesign project will increase crashes by 13% according to ODOT.

The are breaking their own design manual to insert a non-conforming exit ramp into the project and they tried to bury it all in newspeak. #pdx #ODOT

https://cityobservatory.org/rq_more_crashes/

Active Transportation in Oklahoma
https://oklahoma.gov/odot/about/contact-us/divisions/strategic-asset-and-performance-management-sapm-division/planning-and-performance-active-transportation.html

#oklahoma #odot #transportation #bike