{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-175.440","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 175.440","heading":"Authority may undertake turnpike projects pursuant to agreement with","body":"department.\nIn order to provide for the construction of modern express highways or superhighways\nembodying safety devices (including, when determined by the authority and the\ndepartment to be feasible and necessary, center division, ample shoulder widths,\nlongsight distances, two (2) or more lanes in each direction and grade separations at\nintersections with other highways and railroads and other appurtenances), and thereby to\nfacilitate vehicular traffic, remove many of the present handicaps and hazards on the\ncongested highways in the Commonwealth, and promote the agricultural and industrial\ndevelopment of the Commonwealth, the authority is hereby authorized and empowered,\nunder and pursuant to the terms and provisions of a written agreement or agreements with\nthe department as hereinafter provided, to construct, maintain, repair and operate turnpike\nprojects, to lease such projects to the department, and to issue revenue bonds of the\nauthority to finance such projects.","path":["KRS Chapter 175"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5074","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:25Z","sha256":"ed3b321319a2b45dde494b745b6f212c194f88bf46389ea9337e0e3f06c27bb8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-175.430","next":"us-ky/krs-175.450"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}