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Oklahoma has an extensive turnpike system, maintained by the state government through the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. All of Oklahoma's turnpikes are controlled-access highways. The majority have at least four lanes, though the Chickasaw Turnpike is two lanes. Tolls on Oklahoma's turnpikes are collected through several methods, particular to ...
The Turner Turnpike is a controlled-access toll road in central Oklahoma, connecting its two largest cities, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Authorized by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1947 and opened in May 1953, it is the oldest of the state's twelve turnpikes . [ 1 ]
In addition to providing this responsibility to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, limitations were placed on the selection of toll road locations. It is the sole discretion of the Oklahoma Legislature to authorize projects considered for construction by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Originally, fourteen toll road projects were approved.
In 2022, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority placed vehicle registration holds on 178,000 accounts. As of late September, the OTA had placed 144,000 holds in 2023. Why unpaid tolls are delaying ...
The turnpike authority previously set PlatePay tolls for passenger vehicles traveling from Oklahoma City to Tulsa on the Turner Turnpike to go up from $5 to $8.75. With PlatePay, cameras record ...
Oct. 1—It appears Oklahoma's move to a cashless tolling system for our turnpikes is going to come at a higher price. The state has already rolled out the new technology on some stretches of road.
In 2010, the Oklahoma Legislature authorized the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to study the construction of a turnpike to complete the Gilcrease Expressway. The cost of the turnpike was estimated at $373 million for the final 6.7 miles (10.8 km) of the expressway.
The John Kilpatrick Turnpike signed Interstate 344 (I-344) since November of 2024, is a controlled-access toll road in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The turnpike forms a partial beltway that runs from State Highway 152 (SH-152) and Interstate 240 (I-240) to an interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) and Interstate 44 (I-44). At the eastern terminus ...