Delaware River Port Authority v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

The Delaware River Port Authority is a public corporate instrumentality with powers conferred upon it by a compact between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey pursuant to enabling legislation of both States. In the compact the Authority, (as we shall refer to it) with the consent of the Congress of the United States 2 was empowered to construct a bridge for vehicular traffic across the Delaware River. The construction of the bridge with the approaches, in which the Authority is now engaged, constitutes a major highway project more than 6 miles in…