Lawmakers seek Oklahoma Turnpike Authority transparency, accountability

A group of lawmakers are demanding the Oklahoma Turnpike provide a justification for the south extension turnpike that will take out dozens of homes and thousands of acres of land in Cleveland and McClain counties.

The lawmakers, Sen. Mary Boren, D-Norman, Rep. Jared Deck, D-Norman, Rep. Annie Menz, D-Norman, and Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, D-Norman, released a joint statement calling the turnpike authority’s Sept. 23 presentation of the toll road alignment “another opportunity for OTA to bully and traumatize the public.”