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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
SENATE BILL 942 By: Bergstrom
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending Section
1, Chapter 53, O.S.L. 2018 (47 O.S. Supp. 2020,
Section 14-126), which relates to high-wide routes;
requiring certain contact information be provided to
Department of Transportation; requiring information
be posted on Department website; requiring
information be updated annually; provid ing an
effective date; and declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 53, O.S.L. 2018
(47 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 14 -126), is amended to read as follows:
Section 14-126. A. As used in this s ection:
1. “Affected area” means the entire width of the right -of-way
of the route extended to a height of twenty-three (23) feet above
the roadway;
2. “High-wide load” means a motor vehicle transporting property
on any portion of a route where the vehic le exceeds the limitations
on size imposed by Section 14 -103 of Title 47 of the Oklahoma
Statutes and no portion of the motor vehicle or the transported
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property has a greater width than twenty -eight (28) feet or a
greater height than twenty -three (23) feet; and
3. “Political subdivision ” means a city, village, town or
county.
B. The following routes through O klahoma are designated as
Oklahoma high-wide corridors:
1. US-83, commencing at the Texas border and ending at the
Kansas border; and
2. a. commencing at the intersection of US -83 and US-270,
proceeding east on US -270 to SH-51,
b. at the intersection of U S-270 and SH-51, proceeding
east on SH-51 to US-77,
c. at the intersection of SH -51 and US-77, proceeding
north on US-77 to US-64,
d. at the intersection of US-77 and US-64, proceeding
east on US-64 to SH-108,
e. at the intersection of US -64 and SH-108, proceeding
south on SH-108 to SH-51,
f. at the intersection of SH -108 and SH-51, proceeding
east on SH-51 to SH-97, and
g. at the intersection of SH -51 and SH-97, proceeding
north on SH-97 and ending at East 21st Street; and
3. a. commencing at the intersect ion of SH-51 and SH-99,
proceeding north on SH -99 to US-60,
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b. at the intersection of SH -99 and US-60, proceeding
west on US-60 to SH-18, and
c. at the intersection of US -60 and SH-18, proceeding
north on SH-18 and ending at the Kansas border; and
4. a. US-169, commencing at the Kansas border and proceeding
south on US-169 to SH-266, and
b. at the intersection of US-169 and SH-266, proceeding
east on SH-266 and ending at SH -66; and
5. a. commencing at the intersection of SH -51 and SH-351,
proceeding south and east on SH-51 to US-69,
b. at the intersection of SH -51 and US-69, proceeding
north on US-69 to US-60, and
c. at the intersection of US -69 and US-60 (2.5 mi. NE of
Afton), proceeding east on US -60 and ending at the
Arkansas border; and
6. US-183, commencing at the Texas border and proceeding north
on US-183 and ending at the intersection of SH -51; and
7. a. commencing at the intersection of US -183 and SH-9,
proceeding east on SH -9 to SH-146,
b. at the intersection of SH -9 and SH-146, proceeding
north on SH-146 to SH-152,
c. at the intersection of SH -146 and SH-152, proceeding
east on SH-152 to US-81,
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d. at the intersection of SH -152 and US-81, proceeding
south on US-81 to SH-37,
e. at the intersection of US -81 and SH-37, proceeding
east on SH-37 to SH-4,
f. at the intersection of SH -37 and SH-4, proceeding
north on SH-4 to SH-152, and
g. at the intersection of SH-152 and SH-4, proceeding
east on SH-152 and ending at MacArthur Boulevard; and
8. a. commencing at the intersection of US -270 and US-412,
proceeding east on US -412 to SH-132,
b. at the intersection of US -412 and SH-132, proceeding
north on SH-132 to SH-45,
c. at the intersection of SH -132 and SH-45, proceeding
east on SH-45 to US-64,
d. at the intersection of SH -45 and US-64, proceeding
north on US-64 to US-60,
e. at the intersection of US -64 and US-60, proceeding
east on US-60 to SH-74,
f. at the intersection of US -60 and SH-74, proceeding
south on SH-74 to SH-15,
g. at the intersection of SH -74 and SH-15, proceeding
east on SH-15 to US-77,
h. at the intersection of SH -15 and US-77, proceeding
south on US-77 to SH-15,
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i. at the intersection o f US-77 and SH-15, proceeding
east on SH-15 to US-177,
j. at the intersection of SH -15 and US-177, proceeding
south on US-177 to US-64,
k. at the intersection of US -177 and US-64, proceeding
east on US-64 to SH-108, and
l. at the intersection of US -64 and SH-108, proceeding
south on SH-108 and ending at SH -51.
C. No person shall operate a high -wide load on the route
described without a permit from the Department of Public Safety.
D. Exclusive of incorporated municipal limits, no person may
install any structure within the affected area without a permit fr om
the Department of Transportation.
E. Upon the effective date of this section, and exc lusive of
incorporated municipal limits, no person may do any of the following
within the affected area:
1. Install any permanent structure without the authorization of
the Department of Transportation; or
2. Take any action that would make any portion o f the affected
area permanently unavailable for use by a high -wide load.
F. The Department of Transportation shall create additional
design standards for improvements to the Oklahoma high -wide routes
to prevent interference from permanent structures. These standards
shall:
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1. Maintain a minimum eighteen feet and zero inches (18 ’-0”)
vertical clearance above the road surface for all future overhead
obstructions. Where bridges cross over the Oklahoma high -wide
routes, they shall be designe d, where possible, to allow for high -
wide loads to quickly egress and ingress around the bridge utilizing
on- and off-ramps;
2. Require all future overhead signage to be of cantileve r
design, where possible, to allow high -wide loads to shift lanes to
prevent interference; and
3. Require all future bridge design or construction on the
Oklahoma high-wide routes to accommodate a three h undred fifteen
thousand (315,000) pound gross vehic le weight, single-lane design
vehicle.
G. Any political subdivision that requires a local permit for
travel on any Oklahoma high -wide corridor located inside its
jurisdictional boundary shall provide prop er contact information to
the Department of Transpo rtation including but not limited to:
1. The jurisdiction the perso n represents;
2. The title of the person responsible for permit applications;
3. The current email address for the person responsible f or
permit applications;
4. The current phone numbe r where the person responsible for
permit applications can be reached during normal business hours; and
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5. A list of the current normal business hours for the person
responsible for permit applications.
The information required by this subsection shall be posted on
the Department’s website. The Department shall update all
information annually.
H. Political subdivisions in which any portion of the Oklahoma
high-wide route is located shall attempt to reach agreements among
the affected parties and with per sons using the high-wide route for
high-wide loads regarding the allocation of costs and provision of
services related to removing permanent structures that interfere
with the use of any portion of the aff ected area by high-wide loads.
H. I. Political subdivisions in which any portion of the
Oklahoma high-wide route is located shall attempt to reach
agreements among the affected parties and with persons using the
high-wide route for high-wide loads to provide timely vehicle
escorts for persons using the hi gh-wide route for high-wide loads.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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