Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Executive Director Joe Echelle on Tuesday stands next to a map of the new route for the South Extension Turnpike in the Norman area. (Photo by Barbara Hoberock/Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority on Tuesday announced it has decided to move a controversial new turnpike route about two miles to the west.
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority’s top priority when setting the new Norman-area turnpike route was minimizing the impact on people’s homes, said Joe Echelle, executive director…