 The possibility of extending the Creek Turnpike beyond its original termini at US @-@ 75 and Memorial Drive was raised as early as 1993 . On May 28 , 1993 , Governor David Walters announced a proposed $ 3 @.@ 1 billion ( around $ 6 @.@ 5 billion in 2015 dollars ) turnpike package , one part of which was the extension of the Creek Turnpike to the Turner Turnpike to the west and the Will Rogers Turnpike in the east . As a result of negotiations between Walters , other lawmakers , and OTA , the package was ultimately pared down to $ 675 million ( about $ 1 @.@ 36 billion in 2015 dollars ) ; among the cuts was the eastern extension of the Creek Turnpike . This version of the package was approved by OTA on August 18 , 1994 . The package was ultimately killed almost two months later , when the Legislative Bond Oversight Commission voted 4 – 2 to stop the sale of the bonds associated with the project on October 3 . Reasons for opposition to the package were varied , including concerns over OTA 's debt level , toll increases necessary to fund the package , the state of the bond market , a federal investigation examining previous OTA bond sales , lack of details given about the package , the size of the package , and the proposed method by which the bonds would be sold . 
