Creek West Turnpike extension to open tomorrow

(Tulsa-AP) -- Motorists won't have to pay to use the Creek West Turnpike extension the first four days it's open. <br><br>The five-mile stretch of roadway is scheduled to open tomorrow morning.

Friday, December 15th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Tulsa-AP) -- Motorists won't have to pay to use the Creek West Turnpike extension the first four days it's open.

The five-mile stretch of roadway is scheduled to open tomorrow morning.

Lu Richardson is a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. She says drivers won't have to the pay the regular 30-cent fee to use the extension until Monday afternoon.

She hopes offering a free drive will encourage more people to try out the new road.

Governor Keating and Transportation Secretary Neal McCaleb are scheduled to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the highway at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. The ceremony will take place at the intersection of the eastbound Creek West Turnpike and Oklahoma 66 in Sapula.

The extension opens up 13 miles of turnpike across south Tulsa.