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 longer serviceable, useful or necessary for the state highway system or the […]
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 which the Department or the Commission shall have jurisdiction and control for […]
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 Department or Commission, shall […]
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 part thereof, is no longer needed for such purposes, the board of commissioners of […]
(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 Oklahoma. (b) The provision of such a system of facilities, […]
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 for the construction of more than eight (8) miles of […]
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 officer or agency of the federal government issued under authority vested in or delegated […]
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” means a contract awarded by the Department of Transportation for the […]
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 the contract is received, complete its execution of the contract […]
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 use may, by resolution of board, on the petition of the owner […]
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 force and effect. After the effective date of this act, use for future public utility, rural electric cooperative, […]
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 of Indian lands, nor to diminish any existing rights of any […]
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.
(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 maintaining state highways or relocations thereof, and facilities necessary or incident thereto, […]
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 secured by the state or local units of government. Added by Laws 1968, c. 415, § 1204, operative July 1, […]
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 available, may be used for the acquisition of rights-of-way, and shall, if […]
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 reasonable offer to be made for the right-of-way […]
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-of-way for state highways contracted for and constructed after the effective date of this section; provided, […]
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 contracted for and constructed after the effective date of this section; provided that this section shall not relieve […]
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 by […]
