Project History

Project History

Improving the safety along the State Highway 28 corridor is a top priority for ODOT.  SH‐28 serves northeastern Oklahoma, and provides local communities access to US‐69, I‐44, SH‐82 and Grand Lake.  It is a vital economic corridor and an important recreational travel route.

Highway Studies

A transportation study for this corridor was completed in 2003.  It recommended widening and improving SH‐28.  A “Needs & Sufficiency Rating Report” completed in 2007 specifically identified segments of SH‐28 that needed improvements.  This then led to the development of preliminary engineering plans and an environmental study that culminated in an Environmental Assessment document in 2010.

Other Projects

ODOT is improving the overall SH‐28 corridor between I‐44 and Langley.  There were two bridge projects completed previously.  The bridge over Big Cabin Creek was completed and open to traffic in 2013, and the Rock Creek bridge project was completed in 2015.  Also, there is another roadway project—“West of US‐69 Project”—that is currently in the development stages, and a similar presentation is available on this Virtual Open House webpage.