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- ↑ Staff (March 4, 2013). "Minutes for the Special Transportation Commission Meeting" (PDF). Oklahoma Transportation Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Patterson Named ODOT Director" (PDF) (Press release). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
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