{"id":4903,"date":"2017-01-17T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T23:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.finditinlaveen.com\/?p=4903"},"modified":"2017-01-17T16:37:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T23:37:22","slug":"freeway-work-continues-as-9th-circuit-denies-legal-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finditinlaveen.com\/freeway-work-continues-as-9th-circuit-denies-legal-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Freeway work continues as 9th Circuit denies legal challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"\">PRESS RELEASE from ADOT on Jan. 17, 2017:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">PHOENIX \u2013 Construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway remains on track with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting the Gila River Indian Community\u2019s motion for an injunction pending appeal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">The order, released Friday, means work can proceed on the South Mountain Freeway while an appeal by freeway opponents is pending before the 9th Circuit in San Francisco. It\u2019s the fifth time courts have rejected attempts to halt construction of this long-planned link between the East Valley and West Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">\u201cThe Arizona Department of Transportation and its partners are moving forward with construction of a freeway that will improve the quality of life in this region, connecting people with employment centers and providing a much-needed alternative to a strained Interstate 10 through downtown Phoenix,\u201d ADOT Director John Halikowski said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">In November 2016, the 9th Circuit denied a separate request for an emergency injunction by a different group of freeway opponents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">In October 2016, the U.S. District Court in Phoenix denied the plaintiffs\u2019 motion for an injunction, saying, in part, that they are unlikely to prevail on appeal. That followed the court\u2019s August ruling granting the motions for summary judgment by the Federal Highway Administration and ADOT, concluding that the agencies complied with federal law in moving forward with the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">In July 2015, the court rejected a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have halted all work leading up to the start of construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">The 22-mile South Mountain Freeway, approved by Maricopa County voters in 1985 and again in 2004 as part of a comprehensive regional transportation plan, will complete the Loop 202 and Loop 101 freeway system in the Valley by connecting Interstate 10 at the Loop 202 Santan Freeway interchange and the I-10 Papago Freeway near 59th Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">Construction began in September with improvements to the I-10\/Loop 202 Santan Freeway interchange that include extending Loop 202 HOV lanes and widening the shoulders to Pecos Road near 48th Street. Construction of the mainline freeway is scheduled to begin this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"start\"><span class=\"\">For more information, visit <\/span><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwMTE3LjY4ODUyODYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDExNy42ODg1Mjg2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzgxMDU0JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm9zZUBhem1lZGlhbWF2ZW4uY29tJnVzZXJpZD1yb3NlQGF6bWVkaWFtYXZlbi5jb20mZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&amp;&amp;&amp;101&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.azdot.gov\/SouthMountainFreeway\" target=\"_blank\">SouthMountainFreeway.com<\/a><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE from ADOT on Jan. 17, 2017: PHOENIX \u2013 Construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway remains on track with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejecting the Gila River Indian Community\u2019s motion for an injunction pending appeal. 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