AAA's Mai Cites State Roads, Bridge Safety Crisis

Chuck Mai of AAA Oklahoma said today a safety crisis exists because of deteriorating roads and bridges.

Mai held a news conference at the Capitol to push for more funding for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

He said failure of lawmakers to keep their commitment on highway spending will lead to the loss of $127 million in scheduled repair and construction projects. He said Interstate 40 in downtown Oklahoma City and Interstate 244 in Tulsa have bridges with structural ratings worse than the bridge that collapsed in Minnesota.

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AAA To Back 'Fix Our Roads' Campaign

AAA, the highway safety and travel organization with more than 325,000 members in Oklahoma, said today it will announce on Monday its support and endorsement of the “Fix Our Roads – Be F.O.R. It!” campaign of the T.R.U.S.T. (Transportation Revenues Used Strictly for Transportation) Coalition. AAA will urge lawmakers to not neglect their promise to adequately fund transportation.

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