斯蒂特任命迪尔为州交通厅代理厅长 盖茨10月底退休但留任交通部长
俄克拉荷马城消息：州长凯文·斯蒂特已任命州交通厅（ODOT）总工程师TJ·迪尔为该厅代理厅长。现任厅长蒂姆·盖茨此前宣布将于2026年10月31日从交通厅退休，但将继续担任州交通部长，直至斯蒂特任期结束。
迪尔自2013年起在交通厅担任多个职务，2024年起出任总工程师，领导全州的工程与运营工作。他是埃尔雷诺人，现与妻子和三个孩子居住在育空市。斯蒂特表示，迪尔的职业生涯致力于改善俄克拉荷马州的基础设施，感谢他在与盖茨共事多年后接下领导交通厅的担子。迪尔表示，感谢州长的信任，将继续以正直和奉献服务俄克拉荷马人民。
盖茨自2019年起担任斯蒂特的交通部长，是其政府任期之初就在任的官员。斯蒂特说，近八年来，每一个关于道路、桥梁和收费公路的问题，盖茨都是他的首选顾问，并称在其任内俄克拉荷马州的桥梁状况已升至全美第四。
交通厅是俄克拉荷马州最大的州级机构之一，负责全州高速公路、桥梁和收费公路系统的规划与维护。此次人事交接正值州长任期收尾阶段，代理厅长的任命确保了在建项目的连续性。
此次人事交接正值州长任期后段，州内多条高速公路和桥梁项目处于施工关键期，交通厅领导层的平稳过渡对工程进度至关重要。盖茨留任交通部长，也意味着州级交通政策在人事变动后仍保持连续性，不会因厅长更替而出现方向性调整。
信息来源：News 9（俄克拉荷马城）
Stitt Names TJ Dill Interim ODOT Director as Gatz Retires Oct. 31 but Stays on as Transportation Secretary
OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt has named Oklahoma Department of Transportation chief engineer TJ Dill as the agency's interim director, following executive director Tim Gatz's announcement that he will retire from ODOT on Oct. 31, 2026. Gatz will continue serving as Oklahoma's secretary of transportation through the remainder of Stitt's term.
Dill has worked in multiple roles at ODOT since 2013 and has served as chief engineer, leading statewide engineering and operational functions, since 2024. Originally from El Reno, he lives in Yukon with his wife and three children. Stitt said Dill has spent his career improving infrastructure across Oklahoma and thanked him for stepping up to lead the agency after years of serving alongside Gatz. Dill said he is grateful for the governor's confidence and remains committed to serving Oklahomans with integrity and dedication.
Gatz has served as Stitt's secretary of transportation since 2019. The governor called him his go-to adviser on every road, bridge and turnpike question for nearly eight years, and credited him with helping lift Oklahoma's bridge conditions to fourth in the nation.
ODOT oversees planning and maintenance for the state's highway, bridge and turnpike systems. The interim appointment is intended to keep major projects on track as the administration enters its final stretch.
The transition comes late in the governor's term, with several highway and bridge projects at critical construction stages, making a stable handover important for keeping work on schedule. Gatz's continuation as transportation secretary also keeps statewide transportation policy on a consistent course despite the change at the agency's helm.
Source: News 9, Oklahoma City
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