Eastern Oklahoma County Turnpike
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Turnpike
Memorial Road Closures for Turnpike Bridge
Right after the new year, Memorial Road between Peebly and Luther Roads will be closed because of turnpike construction. Signs…
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Residents to Protest Concrete Plant
Residents in the area of Memorial Road and Triple X are planning to attend a public hearing on Thursday of…
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Toll hikes and driving forward
We knew it was coming. The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority approved three rate hikes more than a year ago to help…
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Turnpike Update
UPDATE: Since we posted this update earlier this week, we had a couple of reader questions. Here are the answers…
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Legal War Chest Grows
[the_ad id=”1355″] When comparing $164 million to about $20,000, it’s almost laughable that a group of citizens opposed to Oklahoma turnpikes…
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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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ODOT Greenlights EOC Turnpike
Although the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said it cannot stop the proposed Eastern Oklahoma County turnpike, executive director Mike Patterson…
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Community
Anti-Turnpikers Don’t Give Up
A protest march along the proposed EOC turnpike route … A petition drive to put turnpikes to a vote of…
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Community
Capitol Rally to STOP the Turnpikes
The crowd numbered upwards of 150 folks – united in their anger and opposition to not one, but two metro…
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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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Community
Arnold Stricken From Ballot: Moore Cruises to Re-Election
"The ambiguity of this poorly worded law is a perfect example of why I am running for office," said Phillip…
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Community
Polach leaves House Race
The Luther resident challenging State Rep. Lewis Moore for the District 96 seat says she will drop out of the…
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Community
EOC Toll Road: Emails Announce Design Phase
Emails are arriving in the inboxes of those affected by the Eastern Oklahoma County turnpike proposed route. Text of the…
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