The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority: Born in broken promises 1954: Oklahoma citizens voted to build turnpikes that would be free to drive once their bonds were paid off. 1955: The legislators and lobbyists (without citizen buy-in) changed the language to allow cross-pledging. When the Oklahoma people voted in 1954 to approve SQ359 and SQ360 they never […]
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**Based on an original cost assessment by Michael Nash on May 29, 2022. Posted with permission** There is a very large cost discrepancy between the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). Both of these agencies operate in Oklahoma and build roads to serve the same population. Both agencies are headed
Why does a roadway cost more when the OTA is in charge? Read More »
Originally written by Tassie Katherine Hirschfeld and Amy Cerato and published in the Tulsa World on January 6, 2023. Tulsa World link. An effort is underway to expand turnpike construction under the guise of economic development. After reviewing the troubled history and past performance of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, we believe projects such as the
Turnpike Expansions Will Harm State Read More »
(source: FB – NO Turnpikes, Oklahoma) Spoiler alert: POE lied to us when they claimed our population would double in the next 30 years. As though it needed this level of analysis to tell it was BS (we all knew it was crap), I checked POE’s claim that the population will double over the next
The Actual Projected Growth of Norman, Moore, and OKC in the next 30 years Read More »
(source: FB – NO Turnpikes, Oklahoma!) The progression of this turnpike is the strongest case yet that the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority has outlived its usefulness, as it is unapologetically producing plans for turnpikes that have only fictional benefit. It is the wild animal kept too long as a pet that inevitably turns on its keeper.
Proposed Turnpike Increases Travel Time Read More »
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