New south extension turnpike construction will take out dozens of homes

A revised corridor for a new toll road to be built west of Lake Thunderbird will take out an estimated 75 homes and will cost more than $1 billion.

The revised route, presented Tuesday by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, was required after the original plan, which crossed through tributaries of Lake Thunderbird, was opposed in 2023 by the Federal Bureau of Land Reclamation.