H.E. Bailey Turnpike

LEDGER PHOTO BY CHRIS MARTIN Toll plazas such as this one on the H.E. Bailey toll road will become a thing of the past when “cashless tolling” is fully implemented on Oklahoma’s turnpike system.

LEDGER PHOTO BY CHRIS MARTIN Toll plazas such as this one on the H.E. Bailey toll road will become a thing of the past when “cashless tolling” is fully implemented on Oklahoma’s turnpike system.

State OKs contract to make Bailey Turnpike ‘cashless’

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, July 29, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A $7.4 million contract to convert the H.E. Bailey Turnpike to totally “cashless” tolling by mid-2022 was approved Tuesday by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. At $7,429,764, Haskell Lemon Construction Co. of Oklahoma City was the lower of two bidders for the job.
Ledger photos by Andrew W. Griffin Motorists pass by highway signs in disrepair on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike.

Ledger photos by Andrew W. Griffin Motorists pass by highway signs in disrepair on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike.

Bailey Turnpike motorists will see new signs in 2021

Andrew W. Griffin
Thursday, December 10, 2020
ELGIN – Dilapidated, faded and barely legible highway signs along the H.E. Bailey Turnpike are scheduled to be replaced in the coming year, says Oklahoma Turnpike Authority spokesman Jack Damrill. Damrill said that there are 20 locations along the H.E.
‘Road Rage’ Incident Lands Lawtonian in Federal Prison

‘Road Rage’ Incident Lands Lawtonian in Federal Prison

‘Road Rage’ Incident on H.E. Bailey Turnpike Lands Lawtonian in Federal Prison for 10 Years

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Saturday, October 10, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A Comanche County resident who has a lengthy record of interaction with the Lawton Police Department was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to an offense stemming from a “road rage” incident on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike. Nathan Ray Rollins, Jr.
H.E. Bailey Turnpike

H.E. Bailey Turnpike

AT A GLANCE: H.E. Bailey Turnpike

News Staff
Monday, September 9, 2019
• During the first seven months of this year, OHP troopers on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike wrote an average of almost 5.8 traffic tickets per day, 175 per month. • Users of Oklahoma’s turnpikes are cautioned about their obligation to pay the tolls. The two motorists on the H.E.
Three of the state’s top 25 issuers of the electronic PikePass in July are located in Comanche County.

Three of the state’s top 25 issuers of the electronic PikePass in July are located in Comanche County.

H.E. Bailey Turnpike toll receipts up

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, September 9, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – The H.E. Bailey Turnpike is the fifth-busiest highway on Oklahoma’s transportation system of 10 toll roads. In addition, three of the state’s top 25 issuers of the electronic PikePass in July are located in Comanche County.
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