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ODOT’s Legislative Round-Up 7-17-2020

Federal Funding https://www.odot.org/newsmedia/press/2020/ENO_House%20DOT%20Appropriations%20Bill%20for%20FY21%20Tries%20to%20Fund%20Party%20Priorities%20in%20Tight%20Funding%20Environment.pdf https://www.odot.org/newsmedia/press/2020/ENO_House%20FY21%20Appropriations%20Process%20Begins,%20Using%20Emergency%20Spending%20Authority.pdf https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/18907-report-mounting-congestion-deteriorating-conditions-in-roads-and-bridges-means-twice-the-funding-need/ COVID-19/Gas Tax Revenue Loss https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/reeling-from-the-loss-of-gas-tax-revenue-during-pandemic-states-are-deferring-billions-of-dollars-of-transportation-projects/2020/07/09/b01c87da-b705-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html https://www.odot.org/newsmedia/press/2020/ENO_Regional%20Variations%20Persisted%20As%20VMT%20Recovered%20Somewhat%20in%20May.pdf https://www.odot.org/newsmedia/press/2020/ENO_June%20Jobs%20Report%20Shows%20Little%20Transportation%20Sector%20Rebound.pdf Highway Trust Fund https://www.odot.org/newsmedia/press/2020/ENO_June%20HTF%20Tax%20Receipts%20Were%2041%25%20Below%20Last%20Year.pdf Transportation Spending https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/money/business/2020/07/16/critical-infrastructure-look-states-transportation-systems/5433788002/ Mileage Fees Supported https://transportationtodaynews.com/news/18907-report-mounting-congestion-deteriorating-conditions-in-roads-and-bridges-means-twice-the-funding-need/ Transit https://www.odot.org/newsmedia/press/2020/ENO_News%20&%20Views%20from%20the%20Oklahoma%20Transit%20Association.pdf

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FORT GIBSON – The U.S. secretary of commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a $4.9 milliongrant to the Muskogee City-County Port Authority of Fort Gibson.

Money from the grant will be used for infrastructure improvements needed to protect businesses from floods. TheEDA grant, to be located in a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act opportunity zone, will be matched with $1.65 million in localfunds.

“The port is a key economic driver for the region, and this investment will provide the necessary infrastructure toensure its continued operation in the event of future storms,” said Dana Gartzke, performing the delegated duties ofthe assistant secretary of commerce for economic development. “Mitigating damage from flooding is a key focus forthe region, and maximizing investment in opportunity zones will help further diversify and grow the regionaleconomy.”

The project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by the Eastern Oklahoma Development District,which EDA funds.

“The Muskogee Port supports thousands of jobs and is an economic driver for the community,” said U.S. Rep.Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. “This investment will make long-overdue improvements to help protect the area fromfloods, like the historic flooding we experienced last year.”

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Lack of evidence so far in Tulsa RaceMassacre grave search doesn't detercommitment, mayor says

By Randy Krehbiel Tulsa World 07.17.20

The lack of success at an initial test site has not deterred Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum’s commitment to searching for burial

sites from the city’s 1921 Race Massacre, he said Thursday.

“Our commitment to this is a long-term one,” Bynum said shortly before visiting the test site in Oaklawn Cemetery.

“I’m sure we would have all liked to �nd something on Day 1,” he said. “The reality is we’re dealing with oral history that’s

been passed down for 99 years.”

Digging for potential evidence of graves began at Oaklawn on Monday.

Bynum has made a priority of bringing some degree of resolution to the long-standing stories that bodies of people killed

in the violence of May 31-June 1, 1921, were buried in one or more unmarked locations.

Those stories have persisted since the event itself. Supposed locations vary widely, as do the estimates of the number of

bodies involved.

The current location was chosen because of a convergence of geophysical data and written and oral history.

The geophysical data, derived from subsurface scanning, indicated an anomaly in the soil near the cemetery’s west

boundary.

That anomaly, however, turned out to be up to 10 feet of dirt �ll spread across the area, perhaps for drainage purposes.

Researchers said Thursday it appears a stream originally ran through that section of the cemetery and at some point was

taken underground. The team has encountered water at about 15 feet in several places.

A long narrow trench dug off the original test site is expected to be extended to about 80 feet. In addition, core samples

will be taken in the area Friday to determine whether further excavation is warranted.

“I think what the team is doing on this that’s really important is leaving no question as to whether or not there are human

remains at this anomaly,” Bynum said.

“This is one of several locations identi�ed in need of exploration. ... We still have further scanning to do in Oaklawn and at

Rolling Oaks Cemetery. And, based on what that scanning �nds, potentially more test excavations,” he said.

“If the experts believe those are worthy of test excavations there is further work to do there.”

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‘Truth-seeking mission’Excavation continues at potential mass grave site in TulsaBy Jordan Green

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Workers with the City of Tulsa sit on the edge of a trench being excavated Wednesday in the search for mass graves atOaklawn Cemetery.

[JORDAN GREEN PHOTOS/THE OKLAHOMAN]

TULSA — Donning a black mask and baseball cap, John Patrick-Kinnear sat in a lawn chair Wednesdayafternoon outside Oaklawn Cemetery, watching as heavy equipment operators dug a trench near the westedge of the cemetery.

He was there to support the archaeologists, city employees, and historians who were working in hottemperatures to dig up pieces of history that have long been buried.

“It’s an emotional toll on them,” he said. “Each time that shovel goes in the ground, they don’t know ifthey’re going to hit human remains, and that’s got to be very taxing.”

Workers with the City of Tulsa are digging up a swath of land at the cemetery in the search for potentialmass graves containing the bodies of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.Tulsa Graves Search / IDL // Div. 8

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State Archaeologist Dr. Kary Steckelbeck explains the excavation processWednesday.

Workers with the City of Tulsa excavate a potential mass grave site Wednesdayat Oaklawn Cemetery. [JORDAN GREEN/THE OKAHOMAN]

Using a small track hoe, workersconducted a “test excavation” thisweek of a site at the cemeterywhere bodies were reportedlydumped after Tulsa’s GreenwoodDistrict, a business area filledwith Black-owned businesses,was burned to the ground by awhite mob.

The excavation is the secondphase of the city’s investigationinto the massacre. In October,surveyors with the OklahomaArchaeological Survey started theinvestigation by analyzing partsof the cemetery using ground-penetrating radar. They foundwhat they called an “anomaly”consistent with a mass grave,officials said.

Researchers began the testexcavation Monday, but theyhad not recovered any humanremains by noon Thursday.They have uncovered someartifacts like broken bricks,construction debris and a shellcasing from a bullet, though theartifacts likely aren’t related tothe massacre, researchers said.

Officials said during aThursday news conference thatthey would complete theexcavation of the trench they’reworking on either Thursdayafternoon or Friday morning.

They expect to start new excavations Monday.

“I continue to be optimistic that we are in the right place,” State Archaeologist Dr. Kary Stackelbeck said.“We are just using some different techniques to allow us to better strategize how we are going to do thatdiscovery process, and we’re not just beholden to the geophysical data at this point, to point us in the rightdirection.”

Tulsa officials formed a Public Oversight Committee in 2019 to oversee the investigation. The groupincludes descendants of the massacre’s victims, African American community leaders, and researcherswho have studied the event.

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One of those researchers was on the scene of the excavation Wednesday.

Scott Ellsworth, an awardwinning Tulsa writer, donned a safety vest and an orange construction helmet ashe watched workers pile dirt into a dump truck.

“The Tulsa Race Massacre was the single worst incident of racial violence in all of American history,” hesaid. “It’s also something that was purposefully buried and covered up for more than 50 years. So, if we’regoing to respect our history, we need to be honest about what it was.”

Ellsworth first heard about the massacre when he was a child, and he wrote a thesis about the event whilein college. In the late 1990s, Ellsworth was the chief historian of the Oklahoma Race Riot Commission, agroup that urged public officials to begin looking for the graves.

For the last two decades, researchers like Ellsworth have gathered documents and interviewed relatives ofthe massacre’s victims to gain an idea of where bodies might be buried. Researchers believe the cemeteryis one of four locations with unmarked mass graves. The other locations include Newblock Park, an areaadjacent to that park, and Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens.

Ellsworth believes that anywhere between 50 and 300 people were killed during the massacre, and hehopes to see the victims identified.

“We know that there were riot victims that were buried while their loved ones were being all held underarmed guard at various internment camps in the city,” Ellsworth said. “No one got to identify their lovedones, their father, their brother, their son. There were no ministers talking over this, and these people wereessentially thrown away. So I think it’s important for us, if we can find them, to help bring them back, seeif we can discover their remains, be able to possibly identify using DNA, and then they need to be reburiedwith honor.”

That process, however, won’t be a quick one.

“This is the first step,” he said. “It’s going to take a while on all of this.”

Other community members and researchers also came out to watch the excavation.

Victor Luckerson moved to Tulsa from Georgia in November to begin writing a book about the massacre.A narrative non-fiction book, “Built From the Fire” will discuss the history of the Greenwood District, alsoknown as Black Wall Street.

Luckerson is still researching the history of Greenwood for his book. Being able to watch the excavation is“fascinating,” he said Wednesday.

“There’s still a lot that’s unknown about the massacre and who was involved,” he said. “People here inTulsa have those stories, and so I think this whole ritual is helping to bring forth more of the truth. All ofthis is part of a truth-seeking mission, which makes it a positive thing.”

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COVID-19: 628 new cases, 6 moredeaths reported across Oklahoma

By Harrison Grimwood Tulsa World 07.17.20

State health of�cials report six more Oklahomans have died from COVID-19 and that 628 more were con�rmed infected

with the disease.

The state’s seven-day rolling average, a metric used to prevent a single day or data point from skewing a dataset, has risen

to a new high of 706. Thursday’s reporting, however, was signi�cantly lower than Wednesday’s.

Tulsa city of�cials took a step back from the health policy of personal responsibility on Wednesday by approving an

ordinance mandating mask-wearing and face coverings.

Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum signed the ordinance Thursday, putting it into immediate effect.

“We do this at the request of our hospitals, our doctors and nurses, our school leaders, and so many more who want to

protect the ability of local health care systems to serve Tulsans in need,” Bynum said in a prepared statement.

Unless the City Council repeals, modi�es or extends the ordinance, it will remain in effect until Nov. 30.

State health of�cials reported Thursday that 164 more Tulsa County residents have tested positive for the virus. The

county’s seven-day rolling average has risen to 157, up from 151 on Wednesday. Eighty-one Tulsa County residents have

died from COVID-19.

There have been 23,441 con�rmed cases in Oklahoma since early March and 438 deaths since late March.

June and July have seen continuous record-breaking numbers for the new disease. A four-digit milestone was reached

Wednesday with 1,075 new cases. Gov. Kevin Stitt was among the newly diagnosed. Oklahoma State Department of

Health of�cials said those who have been in contact with Stitt have been contacted and are following quarantine guidance.

Stitt, according to a Health Department news release, became contagious “no earlier than Saturday.”

“Governor Stitt sought out a test after feeling fatigued and had not developed common symptoms, such as fever or

shortness of breath,” OSDH of�cials said in the release. “He continues to feel good and is following CDC guidelines by

quarantining.”

Among the six new deaths reported Thursday were two Tulsa County residents. One was a woman in the 50-64 age group,

and one was a man who was 65 or older.

Residents from McCurtain, Oklahoma, Osage and Rogers counties also died from the disease. Those four people were 65

or older.

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As of Thursday, 604 Oklahomans were hospitalized with COVID-19 or while under investigation for it. Of those, 247 were

in intensive care. As of July 11, 106 COVID-19 patients were in Tulsa hospitals, according to Tulsa Health Department

data.

The 18-35 age group represents the largest portion (about 36.5%) of cumulative cases. Those 65 and older represent one

of the smaller portions (about 14.4%) of cumulative cases; however, that age group represents the overwhelming majority

of deaths from the disease. Oklahomans 65 or older represent about 80% of Oklahoma’s 438 deaths from the disease.

COVID-19 is most commonly spread through respiratory droplets, so public health of�cials encourage people to wear a

mask or cloth face covering and to stay at least 6 feet from people who don’t live with them.

Masks are vital when social distancing is dif�cult. A snug �t that covers the mouth and nose is the most effective,

according to public health of�cials. A cloth face mask curtails the amount of respiratory droplets that escape from the

wearer, preventing the unknowing spread of the virus.

Health experts have previously said wearing a mask can also help to serve as a reminder to be aware of social distancing

guidelines.

In addition, people should avoid being in group or mass gatherings.

Frequent and thorough handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use of hand sanitizer also can help

prevent the spread of the disease, health experts say.

Those seeking to be tested for COVID-19 may �nd resources on the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s website,

where testing sites are listed by county.

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Even without �ne, city o�cials saynew 'complaint-driven' maskordinance has teeth

By Kevin Can�eld Tulsa World 07.16.20

The mask ordinance approved by the City Council on Wednesday and signed by Mayor G.T Bynum on Thursday includes

an enforcement mechanism.

But Bynum knows there are some Tulsans who don’t see it that way. Councilors removed the $100 ne that had been

proposed in the original mask ordinance and replaced it with language stating that violators would be cited under

trespassing and other existing laws.

“All that this approach does versus the other one is that it doesn’t create a new ne, ” Bynum said. “It allows property

owners and police of cers to utilize existing penalties.”

What the ordinance does not do is place the onus on police to race around town looking for people who are not wearing

masks. The city provided details about the ordinance and answers to some frequently asked questions on its website

Thursday.

“What it does is it makes it more complaint driven rather than establishing the expectation that Tulsa police of cers are

driving down the street looking for people that don’t have a mask on to cite them,” Bynum said.

Exactly how the new enforcement language will shake out in practice remains to be seen. The Police Department on

Thursday issued a statement saying it plans to seek a legal opinion on the ordinance but did not respond to a request by

the Tulsa World for clari cation.

The statement seems to indicate that police will respond to and enforce trespassing violations related to masks called in

by property and business owners but that further review of the ordinance will be required before other potential

violations are considered.

“Disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace ordinances are ‘not applicable to a failure to wear a face covering or social

distancing issue,’” the statement says. “Therefore, until a legal opinion is received, of cers will not be dispatched to face

covering or social distancing issues alone nor to those calls that are not made by a property or business owner.”

A post on the Police Department’s Facebook page says the statement is not intended to be a “political stand for or against

the mandated wearing of masks” but is an explanation that the department must examine its ability to enforce the

ordinance.

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The ordinance applies to people 18 years of age and older and says those “located within Public Service Areas of Places of

Public Accommodation or an Educational Building are required to wear face coverings at all times when present therein.

Except as otherwise provided herein, persons in any Public Setting wherein social or physical distancing cannot be

maintained are required to wear face coverings.”

The ordinance includes an exception for people eating and drinking in restaurants. People visiting a place de�ned as a

“Public Setting,” such as workplaces, houses of worship, gyms and child care facilities, will be required to wear masks when

physical distancing cannot be maintained.

City Councilor Lori Decter Wright said she and most of her colleagues did not feel comfortable �ning people who violated

the face mask ordinance. The City Council and mayor have spent the last year working to decrease the number of people

who end up in jail for nonviolent offenses.

“One hundred dollars for a family that is really struggling, that could be their food budget or their utility bill. We don’t want

to do that,” Wright said.

She acknowledged that the ordinance might have a limited effect on those adamantly opposed to wearing a mask but said

the hope is to reach those whose thinking could be changed.

“It’s (for) the people that were in that ‘I don’t have to so I am not going to’ category,” she said.

Councilors worked nearly six hours on the ordinance Wednesday afternoon and evening before approving a document

that borrowed heavily from Stillwater’s mask ordinance.

Wright and Bynum said there were few substantive differences between Stillwater’s ordinance and the one originally

proposed for Tulsa — save for the penalty — but that Stillwater’s was clearer and easier to understand.

“It’s the same; it’s just phrased more clearly,” Wright said.

Bynum said city legal authorities are still examining whether — and to what extent — the new ordinance will affect church

services. He noted that the state Attorney General’s Of�ce has said municipalities have limited authority over places of

worship.

“I know there is some language on that in the ordinance,” he said. “But as to how far that can go, I don’t have clarity on that.”

The mayor did provide clarity on two questions on the ordinance he said he’s gotten asked about since it was proposed.

Although the ordinance exempts persons 18 years of age and younger, Bynum said, that does not prevent school districts

from imposing face covering requirements.

The Tulsa County Election Board is also free to establish mask requirements of its own. The city’s original proposed

ordinance had provided an exception for voters and those working at voting precincts, but Bynum said the ordinance was

written that way for a purpose.

“We had a number of things in there (the original proposal) that were excepted that were not excepted because we

thought it would be nice to except them,” he said. “We excepted them because we didn’t feel that the city had the purview

to regulate them.”

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7/17/2020 ODOT seeks public input on proposed highway roundabout, improvements | News | tahlequahdailypress.com

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ODOT seeks public input on proposed highway roundabout,improvementsFrom staff reportsJul 17, 2020

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has proposed an improvement project for the intersection of U.S. Highway 62and State Highway 82 in Tahlequah.

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The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is hosting a virtual meeting that provides updates ofthe proposed improvement project slated for the intersection of U.S. Highway 62 and State Highway82 in Tahlequah.

According to ODOT, traffic experiences congestion and delay currently at the existing traffic signal.

"This is expected to worsen and become significant by 2040. There have been 25 documentedcollisions at the intersection since 2013. Seventy-two percent of these were rear-end collisions,which could suggest congestion is a contributing factor," said Environmental Programs DivisionEngineer Siv Sundaram.

ODOT is proposing construction of a three-legged roundabout at the U.S. 62 and S.H. 82intersection.

"Roundabouts are a common intersection type that have been shown to reduce traffic delays andimprove safety," the online pamphlet states.

The idea is westbound traffic on U.S. 62 will have the option to proceed without entering theroundabout. However, all other traffic will be directed to follow the roundabout.

ODOT states in the online materials that improvements will take place within existing ODOT right-of-way and no private properties will be affected.

The center of the roundabout will include space for potential enhancements by the city of Tahlequahand Cherokee Nation. Examples include landscaping, signage, or public art, to which communityinput is encouraged.

During construction, the intersection would be closed to turning traffic, but two temporary detourswould be used. One lane in each direction would be open, using the westbound lanes, and atemporary signal would be used at the southeast detour.

The project also includes a pavement overlay on U.S. 62 from the intersection north approximately1.2 miles, to a point north of Willis Road. This overlay will connect with the one recently completedon U.S. 62 to the north of this project. ODOT states that the roadway will not be widened, but thesurface of the highway will be improved.

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Currently, construction of the project is scheduled to begin in 2023. ODOT anticipates constructionto last approximately six months, but the project may be advanced based on need and if funding isavailable.

Results of the environmental studies conducted for the project are also available to view in thevirtual meeting materials, according to Sundaram.

Get involved

To view and comment on the proposal, visit www.odot.org/US62-SH82 now through July 31. Thosewith questions about the project can email [email protected], or call 405-325‐3269 and leave adetailed message.

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7/17/2020 Construction project moves forward along I-35 in McClain County | KFOR.com Oklahoma City

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Construction project moves forward along I-35 inMcClain County

GOLDSBY, Okla. (KFOR) – Drivers in McClain County may need to prepare

themselves for some construction projects that will continue through the summer.

Of�cials with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation say drivers can expect

the following impacts on I-35 at Ladd Rd., between Goldsby and Purcell, through the

summer:

Southbound I-35 on-ramp from Ladd Road will remain closed through July

Northbound and southbound I-35 lanes remain shifted through August

The Ladd Road bridge over I-35 is now open

The speed limit will be reduced in the work zone.

Drivers can expect delays and congestion and should plan extra travel time or use an

alternate route.

The $9 million project includes reconstruction and lengthening of the I-35 ramps at

Ladd Road and replacement of the Ladd Road bridge over I-35.

by: KFOR-TV and K. Querry

Posted: Jul 16, 2020 / 12:35 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 16, 2020 / 12:35 PM CDT

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7/17/2020 SH-105 intermittently narrows at SH-33 on Friday – Guthrie News Page

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The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announcedtraf�c on eastbound and westbound SH-105 between SH-33 near Guthrie and Hiawassee Rd. will be intermittentlystopped for �ve minute intervals between 8 a.m. and 4p.m. Friday for routine surface testing.

Motorists are advised to expect delays in the area duringthis time.

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