Anyone traveling I-44 West to OKC who plans to travel the Oklahoma Turnpike sections, avoid Creek Turnpike–a bypass around Tulsa, OK.
- It’s 10 miles longer
- A lot of that’s “under construction” slow-downs–though of course there were no workers present at all, at all
- “Toll plazas” are generally unattended–even though there are booths; no attendants, just signs telling users to use correct change
- Equipment malfunction(s?–One guy in a car in another lane just kept throwing money in again and again until it finally let him pass!): one stop for a toll plaza–OF THREE!–counted the money, then refused to let me pass. Good sport, I. Called the toll free number to report the malfunction and hopefully avoid a ticket for running the thing. FIVE MINUTE HOLD
- Last “toll plaza”–big, UNOCCUPIED, armored car BLOCKING THE BILL CHANGER!!! Attendant ambled on out and was finally available totake my money…
Took almost 25 minutes LONGER using the “bypass” than going straight through Tulsa rush hour traffic.
OK Creek Turnpike: Waste of time and money. Avoid it. (And let’s all send [virtual] big bags of stinky, rotten onions to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.)