Sienkiewicz v. COM. DEPT. OF TRANSP.

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

This matter involves an asserted de facto condemnation arising from the reconfiguration of a highway interchange and associated roadways.

Appellee, Richard Sienkiewicz, Jr., trading and doing business as Montage Mini-Mart, Inc. (“Landowner”), is the owner of a commercial property located at 2801 Stafford Avenue in the Borough of Moosic, Lackawanna County, which he operated as a service station (with gasoline and diesel fuel offerings) and convenience store. The location of the business was selected to take advantage of the property’s close proximity to Interstate Route…