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The Kilpatrick Turnpike is now cashless after the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority converted to PlatePay over the weekend.People driving on the Kilpatrick Turnpike will no longer have to carry cash or coins to pay at a toll plaza. Now, they can drive right through and be billed later.Jack Damrill said drivers are still getting used to the new system 24 hours into the cashless tolling on the turnpike."We know some people that tried to drive around the barricades to get into the toll plaza," said Damrill, who is with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. The OTA transitioned to cashless tolling over...

Oklahoma Turnpikes Pumping Brakes On Stopping To Pay Toll, Moving To Cashless System Major changes are coming down the pike for Oklahoma's turnpike system as stopping to pay a toll is getting left in the rearview mirror. “Collecting cash is an old way to collect money on turnpike systems,” Jack Damrill with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority said. The Kilpatrick will be the first Oklahoma turnpike to pump the brakes on pulling off and paying beginning July 25. Instead, toll booths will use overhead cameras to take a picture license plate -- and send drivers a bill in the mail. The turnpike a...

The live auction, by Dakil Auctioneers, will allow more people a chance to acquire a parcel, according to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.

Turnpike Authority Makes Major Progress on Roadways With the temperatures coming up, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority said they’ll be able to make some major progress on the roadways. The Turnpike Authority said it’s finally warm enough for them to use salt on the roadways to get a lot of the snow pack off the asphalt, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still be cautious while driving. OTA Officials said they’ve had employees working around the clock and some of their employees will end up clocking 300 hours by the time this weather event is over.        They said each tur...