Okla. Stat. tit. 69, § 69-3008: Connections or crossings with state or county highways or

streets.

The trustees of any public trust constructing a toll expressway

shall have authority to make any necessary connections with, or

crossings, at grade level or otherwise, with any existing state or

county highway or street and to temporarily occupy or close public

rights-of-way as may be necessary for the public safety during

construction of any such toll expressway. Necessary easements and

rights-of-way over, under and across public or private property may

be acquired by any participating municipality or beneficiary of such

trust by the exercise of its power of eminent domain in the manner

now or hereafter provided by law for condemnation of lands by a

county or city, as the case may be, for highway or street purposes,

and any interest so acquired may be leased to the trustees.