Opponents file suit against Rose Quarter project
April 05 2021
According to court documents, the group will be citing alleged environmental laws that ODOT's project would be violating under the plan.
Three groups announced they have filed a lawsuit against the Rose Quarter Freeway Expansion project, a congestion-reducing effort in that would add lanes in the Interstate 5 Rose Quarter.
The group — comprised of No More Freeways, Neighbors for Clean Air, Eliot Neighborhood Association — said the Oregon Department of Transportation's proposed $800 million freeway expansion intrudes on Harriet Tubman Middle School and the surrounding community.
According to court documents, the group will cite to show that environmental laws that ODOT's project would be violating under the plan. The National Environmental Protection Act would require the agency to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement to study alternatives to adding more lanes to I-5, according to the filings.