By Randy Ellis Staff Writer rellis@oklahoman.comState transportation officials may be forced to suspend construction on some partially completed highway projects if the Legislature follows through with a proposal to cut its off-the-top funding from income tax revenues to $320 million, says Mike Patterson, executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. The transportation department was scheduled to receive $571 million in off-the-top funding from income tax revenues next fiscal year, but a joint legislative committee passed a revenue measure Thursday evening that calls for reducing that amount to $320 million. Patterson said such a drastic cut would force his department to suspend several construction projects that are currently in progress. Patterson said he plans to ask employees to begin looking immediately for construction projects that can be suspended. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission is expected to discuss the situation when it meets at 11 a.m.Read more on NewsOK.com