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AUSTIN, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>Texas and Oklahoma transportation officials have launched a new real-time data-sharing system and say drivers are already benefiting from improved traffic visibility, as additional enhancements are planned in the future.<\/p>

The system is aimed at improving traffic management, speeding responses to crashes and providing drivers with better travel information along major corridors connecting the two states, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT).<\/p>

Texas-Oklahoma highway data partnership<\/h2>
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What we know:<\/p>

The state transportation departments for both states announced the agreement on Monday, June 29.\u00a0<\/p>

According to the TxDOT news release, the agreement was implemented ahead of increased travel associated with the FIFA World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>