RSA 237:34 Authority Granted for Turnpike.

The commissioner of transportation, with the approval of the governor and council, shall locate and construct a continuous highway from a point on the Massachusetts-New Hampshire boundary in the city of Nashua to a point in the city of Concord and shall operate and maintain said highway as a turnpike as hereinafter provided:
I. Determine the location of the authorized turnpike and fix the width of its right-of-way; provided that the location of the turnpike through the city of Manchester shall be located on the west bank of the Merrimack river.
II. Acquire in the name of the state by purchase or by exercise of the right of condemnation as provided by statute such lands, property, rights, easements and interests as may be deemed necessary for carrying out the provisions o