I remember a case in Pennsylvania. What was at that time PA 9, the northeast extension of the PA Turnpike, ended a few miles short of joining 76, the main part of the PA Turnpike. The reason for this was a woman's house and land that was blocking completion of the highway to connect to the main Turnpike.

If I remember correctly, she won her court case, and it was not until the year 2000 that they were finally able to get the property after the woman died.

This was the last time this happened, where the individual won.

For PA 33, to connect it to 78, they not only took the farmers land to build the highway, they also took all the farmers ( multiple farmers ) lands to then sell to large retail companies.

They did the same for 202.

and for 287 in NJ.

For the highways, I can see taking a house, if there is no other choice and no other way around it, but the person should be compensated at 10 times the rate it would cost to replace the house in a nearby location. Not 10 cents on the dollar, like happens most of the time.

But taking land to then sell to retail companies, that is just plain wrong.

Here, in upstate NY, they are about to take several homes and lots of land, to build traffic circles.

There is no fighting or stopping it. The real shame is, we need a traffic circle where I live, and there is tons of empty land they could use and not bother anyone, but they won't build one here.

Drives me crazy.