GLENPOOL, Okla. — The Oklahoma Transportation Commission unanimously approved safety improvements to be implemented along State Highway 67, also known as 151st St. in Glenpool.
Speed limits will be reduced from 65 MPH to 45 MPH along much of the state highway. and a school zone flashing sign will
These key changes come just one month after 9-year-old Glenpool student Talyn Bain was killed in a five-car crash.
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These changes are exactly what the community has been fighting for. 2 News heard from Jessica Jones at a protest after Bain's death.
“I was devastated," Jones said. "I’m a Glenpool mom. We all know that that could have been any of us. I don’t even know whose fault it was in that accident because it could have been anyone’s because this road is so unsafe.”
In September, the City of Glenpool and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation put up advisory speed limit signs, which slowed down drivers by the school.
This was the temporary solution as ODOT completed a traffic speed study, a state law-required process before speed limits can be permanently changed.
2 News has been listening to the Glenpool community since July:
At the October 6 meeting, the commission was expected to review the study, but instead voted to pass it without comment.
Glenpool City Manager David Tillotson voiced his appreciation to ODOT for making these changes possible.
Today ODOT approved new, lower speed limits for State Highway 67 (151st street south) that will make the area safer. Signs lowering the speed limit on HWY 67 from 65 to 45 mph from HWY 75 east to nearly Peoria will be going up as soon as this afternoon. These changes will result in a 45mph zone through Elwood, Warrior Road, and Broadway intersections with HWY67 in Glenpool.
On behalf of the citizens in Glenpool, I want to thank ODOT, State Sen. Gollihare, and State Rep. Banning for their efforts to make driving in Glenpool safer for everyone.
The recommended speed limits slows traffic to 45 MPH from the Creek and Tulsa County line to just beyond Peoria Avenue.
The speed goes up to 55 MPH for a two mile stretch before going back down to 45 just before Bixby city limits.
Along with new speed limit changes, a $16,000 school signage proposal was on the agenda and approved.
New signs with flashing lights will be put up to slow down drivers as they get close to the school.
David Tillotson is Glenpool’s City Manager. He said the city and ODOT are working quickly, but it takes time.
"We want to make sure we are taking care of the public's funding and we do so legally in which this case builds in some of those slowdown processes," Tillotson said.
Also on the agenda is ODOT's 8-year construction plan. This approves planning and funding allocation for projects around the state. As of October, no construction projects are planned for State Highway 67.
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission met at 11 a.m., Oct. 6.
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