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Turnpike Authority buys up the Rooftops
"This practice might be legal but it sure isn't moral," said Hawthorne.
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Supreme Court hearing on funding the turnpikes
The citizens were heard today at the Oklahoma Supreme Court. After the attorneys sat down, Eastern Oklahoma County Residents Paul…
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Toll Hikes and Legal Maneuvers
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority wants to be ready to increase tolls as soon as “practicable” if it doesn’t lose a lawsuit making…
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Their Day in Court
Attorney Jerry Fent says his days of fighting eminent domain cases are long over. At 82-years-old, he can reflect on a…
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A Showdown at the Supreme Court
An attorney challenging the constitutionality of how the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority funds its turnpikes gets his day in court tomorrow.…
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Bonds Approved with a Catch
The State Bond Oversight Commission on Thursday gave contingency approval to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to sell bonds to fund…
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Lawsuit Stalls Driving Forward Program
A lawsuit filed against the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority last Friday has halted plans OTA had to advance its $600 million Driving…
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TURNPIKE: contracts awarded, and some landowners left waiting
[the_ad id=”1380″] The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority on Tuesday approved $164 million worth of engineering contracts on projects related to the Eastern…
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Ten Thousand Dollars in Ten Days to fight the Turnpike
If you haven’t heard much about the Eastern Oklahoma Turnpike project lately, no doubt the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is moving full…
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Wednesday Anti-Turnpike Rally
Rain or shine, there’s going to be another anti-turnpike rally at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Wednesday, from Noon…
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STOP: Lawmaker questions turnpike dependency
In the six months since the controversial Driving Forward turnpike program was unveiled amid fanfare at a State Capitol event Oct.…
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Driving Forward Drives Forward
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority held its monthly meeting on Monday. Authority members unanimously approved “design route alignments on the Driving…
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Neither Pink Nor Blue
When the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority unveils it’s next proposed alignment for its Eastern Oklahoma County Turnpike loop, neither route proposed…
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Pink or Blue, alignment route meeting announced
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will bring its engineers and a new set of maps to Harrah Church on Thursday, April 14…
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OTA Seeks $90 million Line of Credit
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority held its regular meeting Thursday, March 31, and the board members agreed to seek a $90 million…
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