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Norman City Council passes resolution opposing turnpike plans, unanimously supports resistance
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Norman City Council passes resolution opposing turnpike plans, unanimously supports resistance
Hundreds of demonstrators filled the halls of the Oklahoma Capitol and shouted “Go away OTA” Wednesday in protest of plans for turnpike expansion in the Norman area.
A bill that would require the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to begin studies before issuing bonds on a new proposed toll road in Norman passed the Senate Thursday with OTA support.
It was a resounding ‘no’ to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority from the Norman City Council after it voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to resist two new toll roads planned
Editor's note: This article has been updated after OTA Deputy Director Joe Echelle was misidentified as Joe Kelly.