{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-177.400","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 177.400","heading":"Turnpike projects authorized.","body":"In order to provide for the construction of modern express highways or superhighways\nembodying safety devices, including, when determined by the department to be feasible\nand necessary, center division, ample shoulder widths, long -sight distances, two (2) or\nmore lanes in each direction and grade separations at intersections with other highways\nand railroads, and thereby facilitate vehicular traffic, remove many of the present\nhandicaps and hazards on the congested highways in the Commonwealth, and promote\nthe agricultural and industrial development of the Commonwealth, the Department of\nHighways is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, repair and operate\nturnpike projects, and to issue revenue bonds of the Commonwealth to finance such\nprojects.","path":["KRS Chapter 177"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=5326","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:29Z","sha256":"ab86d83cb4bd884e838f0865b79d31f9968e6d7bac8661641d86886a63cfd398","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-177.390","next":"us-ky/krs-177.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}