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By Mindy Ragan Wood, The Norman Transcript, July 17, 2022 Jul. 17—It's full speed ahead for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority as the agency prepares to push for approval from the state's highest court. OTA unveiled its 15-year, $5 billion ACCESS plan to improve and expand the state's turnpike system Feb. 22. Those plans include two new toll roads in Norman — one in east Norman south from Interstate 40 to Purcell through the Lake Thunderbird Watershed, and another along Indian Hills Road. Norman residents have protested the plan since its announcement. In May, two opposition groups each filed a lawsuit. Pike Off OTA is contesting OTA's legal authorization to build the east Norman toll road and claimed it has not followed proper bond procedure.
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