Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-1701
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Purpose - Authority to construct, maintain, repair and
Official statutory text
operate projects.
In order to facilitate vehicular traffic throughout the state
and remove the present handicaps and hazards on the congested
highways in the state, and to provide for the construction of modern
express highways embodying reasonable safety devices including ample
shoulder widths, long sight distances, the bypassing of cities and
towns, and grade separations at intersecting highways and railroads,
the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, as created in Section 1703 of this
title, is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain,
repair, and operate turnpike projects as defined in Section 1704 of
this title, at such locations as shall be approved by the
Transportation Commission, and to issue turnpike revenue bonds of
the Authority payable solely from revenues to pay the cost of such
projects. The Authority is further authorized and empowered to
develop and market alternative uses of the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority Electronic Toll Collection System, and construct,
maintain, repair, and operate inter-modal transportation transfer
facilities and infrastructure relating thereto, including, without
limitation, warehouses and utility facilities and intercity rail
transit projects as it shall determine to be feasible and
economically sound.
In order to facilitate vehicular traffic throughout the state
and remove the present handicaps and hazards on the congested
highways in the state, and to provide for the construction of modern
express highways embodying reasonable safety devices including ample
shoulder widths, long sight distances, the bypassing of cities and
towns, and grade separations at intersecting highways and railroads,
the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, as created in Section 1703 of this
title, is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain,
repair, and operate turnpike projects as defined in Section 1704 of
this title, at such locations as shall be approved by the
Transportation Commission, and to issue turnpike revenue bonds of
the Authority payable solely from revenues to pay the cost of such
projects. The Authority is further authorized and empowered to
develop and market alternative uses of the Oklahoma Turnpike
Authority Electronic Toll Collection System, and construct,
maintain, repair, and operate inter-modal transportation transfer
facilities and infrastructure relating thereto, including, without
limitation, warehouses and utility facilities and intercity rail
transit projects as it shall determine to be feasible and
economically sound.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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