An act relating to turnpikes, the official text

1                            STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

3 HOUSE BILL 1634               By: Sneed

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6                               AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to turnpikes; requiring Oklahoma

    Turnpike Authority to install road spikes on exit

8   ramps; stating requirements for road spikes;

    requiring development and adherence of safety

9   standards; requiring routine inspection and

    maintenance; authorizing the promulgation of rules;

10  providing for codification; and providing an

    effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

14  SECTION 1.      NEW LAW     A new section of law to be codified

15 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 1914 of Title 69, unless there

16 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:

17  A. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority shall install and maintain

18 retractable road spikes on all exit ramps under its jurisdiction.

19 The road spikes shall:

20  1. Automatically retract to allow safe passage for vehicles

21 exiting the turnpike in the proper direction;

22  2. Deploy to impede vehicles attempting to enter the exit ramp

23 in the wrong direction; and

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1   3. Be clearly marked and accompanied by appropriate signage to

2 warn drivers.

3   B. The Authority shall develop and adhere to safety standards

4 for the installation, operation, and maintenance of road spikes,

5 ensuring they do not pose a hazard to vehicles traveling in the

6 proper direction. The Authority shall conduct routine inspections

7 and maintenance to ensure the road spikes remain functional and

8 effective.

9   C. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is authorized to promulgate

10 any rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

11  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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13  60-1-12110      JBH  12/10/24

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