FLOODING: Highway Conditions 5-8-19 as of 11 a.m.

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Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Media & Public Relations Division
200 N.E. 21st St., Oklahoma City, OK  73105
Phone: 405-521-6000, Fax: 405-521-2524  www.odot.org
Contact: Lisa Shearer-Salim  Date: May 8, 2019


FLOODING: Highway Conditions 5-8-19 as of 11 a.m.

 

The following highways are closed until further notice due to flooding:

ALFALFA CO.

  • SH-8 is closed near Cherokee between US-64 and SH-11.

BECKHAM CO.

  • SH-6 is now OPEN south of Elk City between SH-152 and SH-55.
  • US-283 is closed south of Sayre.

CHEROKEE CO.

  • SH-80 is closed four miles west of Hulbert near Fort Gibson Lake.

DELAWARE CO.

  • SH-127 is closed near Jay just west of US-59 due to a damaged drainage structure.

JOHNSTON CO.

  • SH-48A is closed at the SH-48 junction in Coleman due to a damaged construction detour.
  • SH-48A is closed two miles north of Milburn.

KAY CO. 

  • Northbound I-35 is closed at SH-11 (mm 222) at Blackwell by request of the Kansas Department of Transportation due to flooding just north of the Oklahoma/Kansas state line. Detour is eastbound SH-11 to northbound US-77.
  • US-77 is closed south of Tonkawa between US-60 and SH-15.
  • SH-11 is now OPEN at Thompson Creek just west of I-35.

LINCOLN CO.

  • SH-102 is closed south of SH-66 in Wellston

LOVE CO.

  • SH-77-Scenic is closed at Lake Murray Spillway.

NOBLE CO. — OPEN

  • SH-15  is now OPEN just west of I-35.

WASHITA CO. 

  • SH-55  is now OPEN just west of Sentinel.
  • SH-55 is closed one mile west of Rocky.

WOODS CO.

  • US-281 north of Alva is closed between SH-11 and the Kansas state line.

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DURING flooding conditions, motorists are reminded:

  • Don't drive around barricades if roadway is closed.
  • If you see high water, turn around and do not enter.



To check CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS in Oklahoma, call
ODOT's ROAD CONDITIONS HOTLINE at 844-4OK-HWYS (844-465-4997)
or go to www.okroads.org. For turnpike information, call the
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority at 877-403-7623 or go to www.pikepass.com.



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