“I’ve got some questions about where that came from and want to make sure that that’s the right place for tax dollars to be building roads,” Stitt said. Kevin Stitt’s administration as a “pet project,” despite the Chickasaw Nation’s commitment of $10 million of the total $17 million estimated cost.īut Stitt told NonDoc in April that the project’s design caught his attention because it will be taking “taxpayer dollars and building an exit directly to the front door of a casino.” That component of the now-delayed interchange redesign has been criticized by Gov. The original agreement for improvements to a State Highway 9 and Interstate 35 interchange included construction of a flyover ramp from I-35 to a new roundabout that would connect to the Chickasaw Nation’s Riverwind Casino parking lot, a document obtained from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation shows. ( Update: On Monday, May 3, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission voted 2-7 against both Item 69 and Item 70, as detailed in the article below.)
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