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Oklahoma Turnpike Tolls to Climb 6% in January, With More Hikes on the Horizon
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority will raise tolls by 6% on Jan. 5, the second in a series of biennial increases tied to the $8.2 billion ACCESS Oklahoma expansion. The full-length Turner Turnpike trip between Oklahoma City and Tulsa will cost PIKEPASS drivers $5.75, up from $5.40.
Oklahoma drivers will pay more to use the state's turnpike system starting Jan. 5, when a 6% toll increase takes effect across the network.
The hike is the second in a planned series of biennial adjustments tied to ACCESS Oklahoma, the turnpike authority's multiyear, multibillion-dollar expansion program. The board of commissioners set the every-other-year schedule in December 2024, following a 15% increase that began in 2025.
"This is the second in a series of toll adjustments that's related to our ACCESS Oklahoma bond program," said Mary Biswell, the authority's director of revenue assurance. "We anticipate coming back every two years to consider another 6% increase."
For a PIKEPASS customer driving a passenger vehicle the full length of the Turner Turnpike between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the toll will rise from $5.40 to $5.75. The Oklahoman has previously reported that the recurring increases will push drivers of large vehicles past $100 for a round trip on the turnpike by 2031.
ACCESS Oklahoma was approved by turnpike commissioners in 2022 and initially carried an estimated price tag of $5 billion over 15 years. Officials now put the cost at $8.2 billion, citing inflation and higher project expenses.
Biswell said the adjustments keep the agency's revenue in step with inflation and help fund reinvestment in the turnpike system through the ACCESS program. Because the 2025 increase varied between urban and rural turnpikes, she said, the coming hike moves toward a single standard rate for urban turnpikes â the Creek, Kilpatrick and Kickapoo â and another standard rate for rural turnpikes.
The scheduled increase arrives as the authority continues work on major projects, including the $3 billion Toby Keith Expressway east of Interstate 35, where construction has been advancing with new bids.