Legal Opinion

Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation v. North Carolina Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided December 13, 2016No. 15-2285PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Vacated and remanded with instructions by published opinion. Judge DIAZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge DUNCAN and Judge KEENAN joined.

DIAZ, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves the proposed construction of the Gaston East-West Connector, 1 a 22-mile toll road in North Carolina spanning from southeast Gaston County to west Mecklenburg County with new crossings over the South Fork and Catawba Rivers. The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation and Clean Air Carolina (collectively, the “Conservation Groups”) brought suit against the North Carolina Department of Transportation (“NCDOT”), the Federal…

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