Pennsylvania Statutes Title 36 P.S. Highways and Bridges § 666.2. Construction of turnpike authorized; location; bonds authorized

In order to facilitate vehicular traffic in the central section of the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission heretofore created by virtue of the provisions of the act of May twenty-one, one thousand nine hundred thirty-seven (Pamphlet Laws 774), and the supplements and amendments thereto,  1 is hereby authorized and empowered to construct, operate and maintain a turnpike, at such location as shall be approved by the Governor and the Department of Highways, from a point on the western border of Pennsylvania to a point on the eastern border of Pennsylvania, at such points as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission may decide are the most feasible and practicable for the further extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike System, from or near the City of Sharon in Mercer County to or near the Borough of Stroudsburg in Monroe County, together with connecting roads, tunnels and bridges; and to issue turnpike revenue bonds of the Commonwealth, notes or other obligations, payable solely from revenues of the Commission, including tolls, or from such funds as may be available to the Commission for that purpose, to pay the cost of such construction.