February 21, 2017
Local businesses that tried to stop a $120 million bus project from running through the city of Albuquerque — saying construction would ruin a portion of historic Route 66 — agreed in New Mexico federal court on Tuesday to drop their lawsuit against the city and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
August 01, 2016
The Tenth Circuit on Monday ordered Albuquerque, New Mexico, to not begin construction on a $120 million bus rapid transit project that local businesses say will ruin a portion of historic Route 66, after quickly taking up an appeal of a lower court's refusal to block the project.
June 24, 2016
The U.S. Department of Transportation fired back Wednesday at New Mexico businesses' attempt to block the city of Albuquerque from moving forward with an approximately $120 million federally funded bus plan along historic Route 66, saying the project's environmental review is sound.
June 15, 2016
A group of New Mexico businesses urged a federal court Monday to block the city of Albuquerque from moving forward with an approximately $120 million federally funded bus plan along Route 66, saying the project will trample historical sites and hasn't undergone proper environmental review.
April 05, 2016
A group of New Mexico businesses sued Albuquerque and the U.S. Department of Transportation in federal court Monday over a decision to waive environmental review for a $119 million federally funded bus plan they say will hurt companies in neighborhoods along historic Route 66.