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Pages in category "Historic trails and roads in Oklahoma" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission is the governing body of the state transportation department. The governor of Oklahoma, the president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives appoint the members of the nine-member commission. It is the duty of the commission to establish agency policies ...
The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission is an advisory commission to the executive director. Eight members of the commission are appointed by the governor with the consent of the Oklahoma Senate. The lieutenant governor of Oklahoma serves ex officio as the ninth member and chair of the commission. As of 2020, the members of the ...
In the early 2000s, Oklahoma was 48th in the nation for bridge conditions. Today, the state ranks in the top 10 nationally for good bridge conditions. How Oklahoma has turned around and fixed ...
The Executive Director is appointed by the Authority’s Board. Oklahoma was the first state west of Pennsylvania to complete a toll road financed exclusively from revenue bonds. The Oklahoma Turnpike Enabling Act, as amended to date, controls the designation, financing, construction, and operation of the Oklahoma Turnpikes.
In 1911, the National Old Trails Association was created to establish the National Old Trails Highway, a road linking New York City with Los Angeles. Map of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway, created by the National Highways Association in 1916. That same year, the National Highways Association was started, with the slogan "Good roads for ...
Robert James LaFortune (January 24, 1927 – March 27, 2024) was an American philanthropist and politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. LaFortune was mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1970 to 1978. Early life and education
House Bill 2678 prohibits the appointment of a local school board member to the Oklahoma State Board of Education, which supervises the state’s public education system. The bill passed with ...