November 16, 2016
The Alabama Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration scored quick wins in an environmental suit from Birmingham residents seeking to block a $450 million highway bridge replacement project, after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that officials properly vetted alternatives and measured the project's impact.
August 22, 2016
The Alabama Department of Transportation on Friday fought for the dismissal of a suit brought against it by Birmingham residents seeking to block a $450 million highway repair project, saying it followed the proper procedure to approve the project.
June 17, 2016
The Alabama Department of Transportation on Friday fired back at Birmingham residents suing to block a $450 million highway bridge repair project, saying they are using trumped-up environmental claims as a front for concerns about the project's impact on economic revitalization in the city.
May 02, 2016
Birmingham residents suing state and federal officials over a $450 million highway repair project they say will have significant effects on the city's human environment asked an Alabama federal judge Friday to halt work on the job and to order the officials to complete an environmental impact study.
October 14, 2015
Alabama residents on Tuesday filed a federal suit seeking to stop state and federal officials from constructing replacement bridges in downtown Birmingham, arguing the $450 million project violates environmental laws and endangers ongoing revitalization in the city.