State Supreme Court splits evenly in Harkers Island Bridge legal fees dispute

The state Supreme Court split, 3-3, on whether a trial judge could award nearly $90,000 in legal fees to critics of the state’s Harkers Island Bridge replacement project. The deadlock means a decision from the state’s second-highest court will stand. The case will head back to a trial judge to revisit the legal fees and other issues.

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