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By Janelle Stecklein, Oklahoma Voice
December 14, 2023
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s oversight board gave the green light to the first project that will be built as part of the agency’s planned 15-year, $5 billion toll road expansion and improvement effort, earlier this week.
The board approved spending about $98.5 million to begin widening a 6-mile stretch of the Turner Turnpike between Bristow and State Highway 66 near Heyburn. The funds will also be used to construct a new interchange at State Highway 66.
Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz said the project, which is just east of Bristow, will connect to a previously widened stretch of roadway.
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