TULSA, Okla. – Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program.
“Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” will provide greater focus on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) core Civil Works missions, while minimizing non-core programs, direct funding to priority water resources projects that will provide the greatest benefits to the nation, shorten permitting timelines, and reduce or eliminate extraneous regulations and paperwork that slow USACE’s delivery of Civil Works projects and programs.
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02.23.2026 | TULSA, OKLAHOMA, US |
Story by Sara Goodeyon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District has extended the public comment period for the Keystone Master Plan Draft Supplement to Feb. 23, 2026.
TULSA, OK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that State Highway 151 will be restricted to one lane of traffic over Keystone Dam from Feb.13 through March 9, 2026.
*This Public Notice has been updated to reflect an extension to the public comment period. The New Public Comment end date is February 23, 2026.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District released the draft supplement to the Keystone Lake Master Plan, Jan. 26, 2026.
The 15-day public comment period for the supplement begins, Feb. 2 and ends Feb. 23, 2026.
Comments must be submitted in writing by Feb. 9, 2026.
Beaver Creek near the overlook at Beavers Bend State Park on Broken Bow Lake in Broken Bow, Okla., June 23, 2024. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork,” for the Army’s Civil Works program, Feb. 23, 2026. In conjunction with the initiative, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District announced it will seek to leverage technology and to create efficiencies in its regulatory permitting processes and jurisdictional decision making. The USACE Regulatory mission seeks to protect the nation’s aquatic resources, including adjacent wetlands, streams and navigable waters while permitting reasonable development through fair, flexible, and balanced decisions on permit applications for construction, dredging, and other activities in these environments.
Just hours before the Jan. 23 Winter Storm hit Tulsa and surrounding areas, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District Senior Controller, Nick Hicks was on duty, waiting for the call to activate hydropower units if power was needed from the Fort Gibson Powerhouse in Fort Gibson, Okla.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District powerhouse personnel are responsible for maintaining and activating hydropower units when the grid needs peak power.
Fort Gibson is one of eight Tulsa District powerhouses that can provide peak power to the electric grid in 15 minutes or less. Their efforts help ensure municipalities and end users have electricity when demand is highest.
