Highway Closures Alert 5-16-15 as of 6 p.m.
***Updates will be issued as information changes***
The following highways are closed due to high water or damage from recent flooding
Drivers
are cautioned to heed warning signs and to not drive around barricades.
Carter County
SH-77S is closed one mile south of the US-70 junction (near the west entrance
to Lake Murray State Park.)
Cherokee County
SH-80 is closed about 4 miles west of Hulbert between SH-51 and US-62.
Cotton County
SH-5B is closed between SH-5A and US-70.
Johnston County
US-377/SH-99 is closed to through traffic just south of Tishomingo. Traffic is
detoured on SH-1/SH-22 through Ravia and US-177/SH-199.
Kiowa County
SH-54 is closed to through traffic just north of SH-9 near Gotebo. Traffic is detoured using SH-19 to US-183 to SH-55. This closure is expected to last into next week.
LeFlore County
US-270 is closed just south of the junction with US-271 between Wister and Heavener due to flooding at Wister Lake. Signs are in place and traffic will be detoured to Poteau and Heavener.
Marshall
County — OPEN
SH-199 is now open about 5 miles west of the SH-78 junction,
near Little City.
To check CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS in Oklahoma, call the
Department of Public Safety's ROAD CONDITIONS HOTLINE at 888-425-2385
or go to www.dps.state.ok.us. For turnpike information, call the
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority at 877-403-7623 or go to www.pikepass.com.
If drivers must travel out of state they are urged to check area road conditions before heading out.
Out-of-State Road Conditions
Arkansas 800-245-1672 www.idrivearkansas.com
Colorado 303-639-1111 www.cotrip.org
Kansas 866-511-5368 511.ksdot.org
Missouri 888-275-6636 www.modot.org
New Mexico 800-432-4269 www.nmroads.com
Texas 800-452-9292 www.drivetexas.org
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