by Rachel Meinke | Mar 15, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in coordination with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), has scheduled a series of 12 open houses for public comments through late March and early April as part of the Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 13, 2013 | Regional News, Transportation
Thirty-three year Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee J. Michael “Mike” Patterson was appointed director by members of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission on Monday, March 4. Patterson, who has served as the agency’s Deputy Director and Chief Financial...
by Rachel Meinke | Jan 28, 2013 | Transportation
A report reflecting federally funded projects in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area during federal fiscal year 2012 (Oct. 1, 2011 – Sept. 30, 2012) was recently completed by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG). Highway and transit projects were...
by Rachel Meinke | Dec 26, 2012 | Transportation
Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Gary Ridley, who also serves as director of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA), announced he will retire from both positions in March 2013. Ridley will remain secretary of transportation in Governor Mary...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 24, 2012 | Freight, Regional News, Transportation
Union Pacific Railroad acquired complete ownership of a rail line in Oklahoma decades after state officials saved what continues to be a link of commerce through the Sooner State. The agreement was originally drafted 30 years ago when Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific...
