OTA submitted, federal agencies permitted, separate turnpike projects
Alawsuit filed by Pike Off, OTA, Inc., seeks to stop the work by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) on the East-to-West Connector turnpike. They say the project is adversely impacting the Waters of the United States (WOTUS), and that the OTA divided up the overall project into 10 segments of projects in order to avoid federal permitting procedures.
If the project had not been divided up, Pike Off says it would have required OTA to file a more time-consuming federal Environmental Impact Statement. These can take up to two years or more…