Lawsuit filed against ODOT, OTA to make portion of Will Rogers Turnpike toll free

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By Jade Morrow,, Chris Moore

July 10, 2025 ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. — A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to make a section of the Will Rogers Turnpike toll free.

The lawsuit was filed by former President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, Stratton Taylor, and Kevin A. Easley Jr. 

It states that "In order to avoid the expenditure of funds for the currently planned construction of four lanes parallel to the Will Rogers Turnpike near Claremore, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission (OTC) shall enter into a lease with the OTA for the Transportation Commission to lease, on an annual basis, that part of the Will Rogers Turnpike also know as Interstate Highway 44, from its beginning near the interchange with U.S. Highway 412 on State Highway 66 at Catoosa and extending northeast to the current interchange with State Highway 20 south of Claremore." 

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