Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-4001: Policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Oklahoma

that safe, adequate and efficient transportation facilities at

reasonable cost to the people are essential to the economic growth

of the state and the well-being of its people. The planning and

development of such facilities shall be coordinated by a State

Department of Transportation with overall responsibility for

balanced transportation policy and planning. It shall not be the

policy of the state to interfere with or hamper in any way the

development of local transportation systems or projects to serve the

peculiar needs of local communities.