The Historic Preservation Guild of Bay View Nancy Rajala Stephen W. Guittard v. James H. Burnley Robert Farris James P. Pitz

This case involves a highway widening project in the historic village of Bay View, Michigan. The plaintiffs, who challenge the widening of the highway, contend that the highway project has been unlawfully segmented in order to avoid the federal regulations governing highway construction in historic areas. The plaintiffs have sought to enjoin the construction and, ultimately, to have the highway project remanded to the federal government for further environmental study. We must decide whether the highway construction is indeed a federal project and thus subject to federal environmental…