The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is the state agency responsible for highway construction, maintenance, and traffic control on Oklahoma's state highway system.
Notable actions
Local Guthrie infrastructure projects
ODOT has periodically shaped Guthrie-area traffic decisions, including funding a c.2000 traffic signal at the Division and Industrial intersection, awarding a nearly $1 million contract to pave sections of Industrial and Pine roads, and rejecting the City of Guthrie's initial plan for two closely spaced median breaks at the I-35 and Noble Street interchange, which forced the city to eliminate one of the proposed curb cuts.
Road usage charge pilot program
Beginning in 2021 under House Bill 1712, ODOT ran a pilot program asking 445 volunteer motorists to simulate a per-mile road usage fee, promoted through the website FairMilesOK.com and backed in part by a $1.9 million federal grant as part of a roughly $4 million effort. State Representative Brian Hill and Senator John Haste, who carried the legislation, announced in late 2024 that they would not advance the plan's second phase. In October 2025, reporting found that ODOT's domain for the program had lapsed and been taken over by foreign operators redirecting it to gambling content, with links to the hijacked domain still active on ODOT's own website at the time.
Sources and further reading
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ODOT Expresses Intent to Install Signal at Busy Guthrie Intersection
The Oklahoma State Capital · August 1, 2000
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Major Guthrie Section Line Road to Be Paved
The Oklahoma State Capital · September 5, 2000
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City Council Takes on The Chaos at Noble Street Exit
The Oklahoma State Capital · September 19, 2000
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Guthrie City Council Approves Plan for I-35 and Noble Intersection Amid Controversy
The Oklahoma State Capital · October 17, 2000
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OPINION: How One Brave Candidate Might Have Ended The Plan to Make Every Oklahoma Road a Toll Road
The Oklahoma State Capital · September 29, 2025
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State’s Road Fee Website Hijacked by Foreign Gambling Site Domain Pirates
The Oklahoma State Capital · October 9, 2025
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