A ribbon cutting ceremony took place Thursday morning to celebrate the opening of the John Kilpatrick Turnpike Extension in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.A more-than-7-mile new stretch of the Kilpatrick Turnpike between I-40 and Airport Road opened Thursday. It took two years to build and cost about $235 million.The westbound and northbound lanes will open Thursday, while the other lanes will open in a few weeks, officials said. The toll for the new stretch of the Turnpike will be $0.75. Gov. Kevin Stitt and Mayor David Holt, as well as officials with the OTA, City of Oklahoma City and City of Mustang attended the ceremony at 10 a.m. at the JKT Extension Mainline Toll Plaza near Southwest 44th Street and County Line Road.

A ribbon cutting ceremony took place Thursday morning to celebrate the opening of the John Kilpatrick Turnpike Extension in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.

A more-than-7-mile new stretch of the Kilpatrick Turnpike between I-40 and Airport Road opened Thursday. It took two years to build and cost about $235 million.


The westbound and northbound lanes will open Thursday, while the other lanes will open in a few weeks, officials said. The toll for the new stretch of the Turnpike will be $0.75.

Gov. Kevin Stitt and Mayor David Holt, as well as officials with the OTA, City of Oklahoma City and City of Mustang attended the ceremony at 10 a.m. at the JKT Extension Mainline Toll Plaza near Southwest 44th Street and County Line Road.