The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is requesting public input as it launches an update to its State Rail Plan, which, the agency says, “addresses existing and future passenger and freight rail services in Oklahoma.”
Last updated in 2021, the State Rail Plan (download below), “which reflects the latest rail project priorities and helps position Oklahoma stakeholders for federal funding,” enables ODOT to:
- “Take inventory and review usage of all rail lines.
- “Analyze rail service goals and rail’s contribution.
- “Catalog and assess potential infrastructure projects.
- “Examine financing challenges for projects and services.
- “Review rail safety improvement projects.”
ODOT will present Rail Plan updates during a virtual public information meeting at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9. The materials presented during the meeting, as well as an online survey, will be available here following the meeting.
Survey responses are also due by 5 p.m., Jan. 31. Public feedback will help shape the 2026 Rail Plan. Another public meeting will be held after the draft Rail Plan is released.
