Galloway v. Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department

Tom Glaze, Justice.

On November 19, 1992, William W. Galloway and others filed suit against the City of Russellville, Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (ASHTD), Arkansas State Highway Commission and its Commissioners and Director, seeking to enjoin a construction project to widen 2.5 miles of Highway 64 which runs through Russellville. Galloway alleged, among other things, that, under federal law, ASHTD was required to conduct a public hearing and prepare an environmental statement before proceeding with the project. Galloway claimed that ASHTD’s expenditures on the project,…