OKLAHOMA CITY — As of Wednesday, toll booths will be a thing of the past in Oklahoma. Gone will be the days when drivers on state turnpikes had to slow down, change lanes and fish around in pockets or in purses for cash to pay tolls, all while coming to a complete stop as other vehicles continued to speed by in other lanes. The last toll booths in the state, located along the Interstate 44/Will Rogers Turnpike between Claremore and the Missouri state line, will officially be shuttered as of 6:59 a.
m. Wednesday, marking the end of a three-year transition by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to the PlatePay way of collecting tolls from motorists who aren’t PikePass users. OTA Public Information Manager Lisa Shearer-Salim said drivers may encounter temporary lane closures as employees work to replace signage around former toll booth stops in places like Vinita and Miami.
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