 Further delays on the Creek Turnpike project appeared inevitable in October 1990 , as a new area meeting the federal definition of a wetland was discovered in the path of the turnpike . OTA officials did not bring the area to USACE 's attention because they did not believe it met the criteria to be considered a wetland . Frustration mounted after the find ; rumors surfaced that OTA was considering canceling the Creek Turnpike and shifting the remaining funds to turnpike projects in the Oklahoma City area . In an interview after an OTA meeting , chairman John Kilpatrick was quoted as saying " God only knows when [ the Creek Turnpike will ] be completed , " describing the project as a " total disaster " and commenting " If we had it all to do over again , we wouldn 't do that project . " OTA was concerned about the financial impact of USACE 's delay in issuing the required permits ; each day after the planned opening date that the project ran late added $ 20 @,@ 000 ( approximately $ 47 thousand in 2015 dollars ) to the total cost of the project . USACE finally issued the permit on November 15 , over a year after OTA applied for it . 
