U.S. Judge Rejects Suit to Halt Alameda Project
A U.S. district judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the city of Lynwood that could have delayed construction on the $2-billion Alameda Corridor Project.
Lynwood had challenged the federal environmental impact study prepared by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority for the 20-mile express rail corridor under construction in southern Los Angeles County.
“We are pleased to have the litigation behind us,” said Jeffrey Kellogg, chairman of the authority.
The lawsuit had asked the court to delay the transfer of a $400-million federal loan to the project. Authority officials said a delay would have increased the cost of the project that will speed freight between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and intercontinental rail lines in downtown Los Angeles.
Work on the northern and southern ends of the freight corridor is underway, and construction of the middle section is scheduled for 1998 and 1999, said project spokeswoman Lisa Beazly.
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