Adam RollinsResidents of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, will have the opportunity to vote on a $2.7 billion infrastructure bond referendum Oct. 14, 2025. Spread across 11 propositions, approval would provide the City Council with the capital needed to advance critical infrastructure projects for streets, bridges, traffic control and sidewalks.
Half of the bond – approximately $1.35 billion – would support street repair and improvement projects. The funds would be distributed across hundreds of projects, including arterial resurfacing, residential resurfacing, widening, enhancement and sidewalk initiatives.
Parks and recreational facility projects would receive the second largest allocation — $414.3 million to renovate buildings, parks and trails. Notable projects featured in the bond include renovating a maintenance facility, removing old buildings at a park to redevelop sports fields, improving an aquatic facility, upgrading a clubhouse, renovating a softball complex and building a promenade connector at State Fair Park. The largest project included in the bond would advance the second phase of the Multipurpose Stadium construction projects, adding a second level and increasing seating capacity to 16,000.
The city would allocate $175 million to support economic development and affordable housing programs. Of that amount, $125 million would support programs for job creation, industrial site land assemblage, investments in the Infrastructure Revolving Loan Fund, small businesses and innovation, sports offices and films incentives and offices. The remaining $50 million would be invested in affordable housing.
Drainage control efforts would receive $140.4 million to mitigate flood risk, protect neighborhoods and preserve roadways. The city would begin work on dozens of drainage control and stormwater projects if the proposition passes, focusing on improving drainage, installing boat ramps and mooring sites, building storage facilities, enhancing the dam, installing stormwater pollution control and updating drainage mapping data, systems and programs.
The bond includes $130 million to support fire facility maintenance and construction efforts. These projects include building a training center for police and fire crews, a fire station, a storage facility, expanding bay stations at two locations, renovating a station and making additional upgrades at multiple existing fire stations.
Transit projects would benefit from a $129.7 million investment in three projects designed to drastically improve public transit services across Oklahoma City. Bond approval would enable the city to build a transit headquarters facility, replace the Myriad Convention Center parking facility with a new downtown parking garage and modernize the transit fleet.
Another $107.3 million would support public safety facility projects, centering around plans to build and improve facilities for police, municipal courts and a family justice center. Most of the funds will be directed toward building a police facility and lab across from headquarters. The remaining funds would enable the city to build a police station; a parking garage for police, courts and 911; and enhance security, tech and training equipment at the Family Justice Center facility.
Bridge projects would receive $90.6 million to enhance safety, mitigate flood risk and strengthen connections. The city would be able to move forward on 25 bridge construction and repair projects, providing safe transportation infrastructure for motorized and non-motorized travelers.
The city would spend $81 million to improve traffic systems, specifically targeting intersections. These enhancements would include upgrading traffic lights, street lighting, pavement marking, equipment, off ramps, turn lanes and roundabouts.
Libraries and learning centers would receive $52.5 million for seven projects. These projects include exterior improvements, roof renovation, expansion and construction of a new library. The final $47 million would go toward renovating and repairing municipal services support facilities.
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