HIGHWAYS, ROADS, BRIDGES CONDEMNATION OF Act of Jun. 9, 1939, P.L. 318, No. 175 Cl. 36 AN ACT To provide that, under certain conditions, roads, highways, bridges, and other highway structures may be constructed to such width as may be determined by the authorities responsible for such highways, and providing for condemnation of land and payment of damages therefor. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. In any case where the authorities responsible for the maintenance of a road, highway, or bridge shall deem it advisable to construct or reconstruct such road, highway, or bridge, and to condemn land therefor to a greater width than now provided by law, for the purpose of providing separations of grades of highways, or construction of grade separation structures, or for the construction of "cloverleaf" connections, or in any other manner to provide adequate highways at intersections, it shall be lawful for such authority to condemn land of sufficient width for such purposes, notwithstanding the provisions of any law fixing the maximum width of roads, highways, and bridges to the contrary. Section 2. Any damages sustained by the owner or owners of land entered upon for the purposes stated in this act shall be paid in the same manner as provided by law in the construction of roads, highways, or bridges by such authorities. |