The Chickasaw Turnpike is a short toll road in the rural south central region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Originally, it was part of a now-canceled plan to connect southern and eastern Oklahoma with a longer turnpike. A four-mile segment was transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in 2011.
About Chickasaw Turnpike in brief
The Chickasaw Turnpike is a short toll road in the rural south central region of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Originally, it was part of a now-canceled plan to connect southern and eastern Oklahoma with a longer turnpike. The first section opened on September 1, 1991. A four-mile segment was transferred to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation in 2011, making it a toll-free road. The road is used by about 2,000 vehicles per day. It is the only two-lane turnpikes in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Turn pike Authority owns, maintains, and collects tolls on the turnedpike, which is owned and maintained by the state. It was originally envisioned as a corridor running from Interstate 35 near Davis to I-40 near Henryetta.
Governor Henry Bellmon argued it would be a money loser, so he shortened it to its current termini. In 2002, ODOT director Bobby Green said that his agency could not buy the turn pike due to a lack of funds. As part of his 1994 turnpiked package, Governor David Walters proposed expanding the Chick asaw to four lanes and extending it to Henryetta, which ultimately died when a commission overseeing the project voted against it. The OTA voted on November 11, 2002, to open discussions about transferring the Chickasasaw to ODOT.
You want to know more about Chickasaw Turnpike?
This page is based on the article Chickasaw Turnpike published in Wikipedia (as of Dec. 07, 2020) and was automatically summarized using artificial intelligence.
