Report Shows Federal Bridges In Oklahoma Need Work, Too

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Legislature has approved $125-million to fix dilapidated bridges on state and county roads.<br/><br/>However, a new report says some bridges on Interstate highways need

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 6:04 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Legislature has approved $125-million to fix dilapidated bridges on state and county roads.

However, a new report says some bridges on Interstate highways need repair.

The report was released Tuesday by The Road Information Program known as TRIP.

It shows that 17 percent of bridges on Oklahoma's Interstate system are structurally deficient and 12 percent are rated as functionally obsolete.

Under the one-time expenditure for bridge repair funds, $100-million is to be spent on state highways and $25-million on county roads.