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In his State of the State address Monday, the governor sounded familiar themes about making Oklahoma a business-friendly state.

Snow continued during the overnight hours Wednesday night going into Thursday, leaving hazardous road conditions in Oklahoma.

Located in eastern Oklahoma County, the Kickapoo Turnpike is a 21-mile connection between Interstate 40 and the Interstate 44 Turner Turnpike.

Remaining 8 miles of Kickapoo Turnpike to get final asphalt layer OTA Construction on the remaining portion of the southern end of the Kickapoo Turnpike resumes this week. The project will complete the remaining section and allow all four lanes to open to traffic. In January, crews opened the southern portion of the Kickapoo Turnpike to single lane traffic in both directions from NE 23rd Street south to I-40. Crews then halted construction for the remainder of the winter months. “This turnpike uses a high-performance surface course of asphalt and has a strict temperature requirement in orde...

Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash in Oklahoma Forces Highway Closure, Injuries Reported A fiery multi-vehicle crash led to several people being injured and rushed to hospitals as authorities shut down a major Oklahoma highway over the weekend, officials said. The pileup happened on Sunday around 3 p.m. on the Turner Turnpike westbound near Post Road when two semi-trucks collided. The road’s westbound and eastbound lanes were blocked for hours as first-responders worked on the injuries at the crash. Oklahoma Turnpikes noted that traffic heading westbound was being diverted to Kickapoo Turnpike, whi...