State, federal agencies not following law in Oklahoma turnpike expansion, lawsuit alleges

OKLAHOMA CITY – An anti-turnpike group has sued the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and four federal agencies, asking a judge to stop a portion of a massive toll road expansion and improvement project.

Pike Off, a nonprofit citizen-led organization, filed suit last week in the U.S. District Court for the Western District, alleging the proper environmental processes were not followed for the building of the East-West Connector in the Norman area.

In addition to OTA, the group has sued the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers, the Federal Highway Administration, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

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