No Mid-Currituck Bridge-Concerned Citizens v. North Carolina Department of Transportation

  1. April 21, 2023

    Full 4th Circ. Won't Tackle Enviros' Bid To Stop $600M Bridge

    The full Fourth Circuit on Friday declined to rehear a bid by a group of North Carolina conservationists to stop construction of a $600 million bridge that would connect the Outer Banks to the mainland.

  2. April 06, 2023

    Green Groups Say Outer Banks Bridge No Longer Needed

    Conservation groups want the full Fourth Circuit to reconsider a panel ruling that highway agencies don't need to consider alternatives to a proposed toll bridge to North Carolina's Outer Banks despite major changes in future traffic demand and the threat of sea level rise.

  3. February 23, 2023

    Enviros Lose 4th Circ. Challenge Of Coastal NC Bridge Project

    Opponents of a proposed five-mile bridge to North Carolina's Outer Banks lost their appeal Thursday when the Fourth Circuit affirmed the adequacy of an initial environmental review, finding there was no need for a substantial second look at the project's potential environmental impacts despite a significant lapse in time.

  4. December 09, 2022

    4th Circuit Questions Enviro Impact Of Proposed NC Bridge

    A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments on Friday about a proposed five-mile bridge to North Carolina's Outer Banks, with members questioning whether enough new information has come to light since the project was first proposed to justify a second environmental review.

  5. July 12, 2022

    4th Circ. Urged To Halt $600M NC Coastal Bridge Project

    Opponents of a roughly $600 million project to build a toll bridge in coastal North Carolina urged the Fourth Circuit to strike down a federal approval for the bridge, arguing new information that emerged while the project was on hold for several years wasn't adequately factored in.