January 15, 2015
An Indiana federal judge won't block a $3 billion, 142-mile highway extension project from moving forward in the state, saying Wednesday that environmental and citizens groups didn't present any compelling arguments for her to reconsider a previous summary judgment ruling.
June 10, 2014
Conservation groups and individuals seeking to block part of the $3 billion Interstate 69 expansion doubled-down on their bid for reconsideration of summary judgment granted to the Indiana Department of Transportation, saying Monday that the department made misleading statements and erroneously argued the plaintiffs waived one of their claims.
January 10, 2014
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration moved to kill several conservation groups' efforts to block part of a $3 billion expansion to Interstate 69, asking an Indiana federal court Thursday to nix the groups' preliminary injunction and issue a summary judgement in the FHWA's favor.
October 28, 2013
A federal judge declined Friday to rid the Indiana Department of Transportation of two conservation groups' effort to block part of a $3 billion, 142-mile expansion of Interstate 69 following delayed court filings, saying the plaintiffs should not pay the price for their attorney's dilatory conduct.
July 08, 2013
A pair of environmental groups asked a federal judge on Friday to block part of a $3 billion, 142-mile expansion of Interstate 69, saying the Indiana Department of Transportation flouted administrative procedure laws by threatening to displace landowners before environmental assessments were finalized.
February 03, 2012
The federal government argued against a grassroots environmental group's efforts to stop work on a $3 billion, 142-mile Indiana highway extension in a federal court Thursday, saying millions of dollars could be lost if construction is delayed.