2016 Oklahoma City bridge collapse

OKLAHOMA CITY- The budget our lawmakers passed includes big cuts to the county roads and bridges program to the tune of $50 million.

That’s on top of the $50 million  in cuts to that program from last year.

The state program that gives counties money to fund roads and bridges makes many projects, like $10 million  project on Country Club Road in Payne County, possible.

It’s set to be complete by the end of the summer.

It includes replacing a bridge and making big improvements to more than two miles of Country Club Road north of State Highway 51.

“If it weren’t for CIRB, we never would have been able to do that,” Payne County Commissioner Kent Bradley said.

“CIRB” is the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges program.

It’s a major funding source to repair bridges and expand roads.

It was on the chopping block this past legislative session.

Lawmakers cut $50 million that would have gone to the eight transportation districts in Oklahoma.

The Country Club Road project is getting done just in […]