The Oklahoman
By Steve Lackmeyer
December 8, 2021
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is eyeing a $5 billion, 15-year plan that would widen all of the Turner Turnpike to six lanes, connect the Kilpatrick and Kickapoo turnpikes south of Oklahoma City, and add access points for communities throughout the turnpike system. Tim Gatz, secretary of transportation, told commissioners on Tuesday the turnpike system is not designed for modern traffic needs and still has gaps needing to be addressed in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. “We have a need for new access across the turnpike network,” Gatz said. “When the turnpike network was conceived, there wasn’t a great desire to have a lot of access points. Cash tolling required that we not have many access points because of costs.”
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