Falling traffic takes toll on Oklahoma turnpikes

 
MICHAEL MCNUTT
Published: July 16, 2009

Motorists driving on Oklahoma ’s 10 turnpikes will pay an average 16 percent more in tolls later this summer.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority approved the toll increases Wednesday, 5-0. The new rates take effect Aug. 4.

The tolls average about 16 percent for both passenger and commercial truck traffic, Phil Tomlinson , the authority’s director, told members. Depending on the destination, the turnpi...


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