OTA scraps plans for frontage roads, several interchanges along proposed Norman turnpike

KFOR

by: Spencer Humphrey/KFOR

Posted: Sep 14, 2024

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) announced Friday it cut the number of exits and frontage roads it will build along a planned turnpike through Norman, after the City of Norman declined to enter a partnership agreement with them.

Last month, Norman City Council members voted unanimously against signing a proposed partnership agreement which would have allowed the OTA to connect its proposed East-West Connector Turnpike with City of Norman-maintained streets and infrastructure.

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