Delaware County signs ODOT agreement for Bridge No. 30; Cherokee Nation to help finance Stand Watie Road projects

The Delaware County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously March 31 to sign an agreement with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for project JP‑31224(04), Bridge No. 30 in District 1.

Commissioner Jake Callihan moved to approve the agreement and Commissioner David Beck seconded; the motion passed on a unanimous roll call. Chairman David Poindexter said the Cherokee Nation is helping finance the work, which he described as "part of three projects on Stand Watie Road that will cost approximately $3 million." Poindexter spoke during the commissioners’ regular session at the county courthouse.

The agreement with ODOT was presented as part of routine county business; the board did not attach additional conditions during the vote. The transcript does not list a construction timetable, contractor award for the bridge itself, or a detailed financing breakdown beyond Poindexter’s statement that the Cherokee Nation is assisting with financing. Those details were not specified in the meeting record.

Next steps under the ODOT agreement — including schedules, contractor selection, and any required county match or encumbrance — were not described on the record. County residents or stakeholders seeking the contract language or funding details should consult the county clerk’s office or ODOT for the agreement and related project documents.

The board completed the vote and moved on to other consent agenda items without further public comment on the bridge project.