Legal Opinion
Waukesha Cnty. Envtl. Action League v. U.S. Dep't of Transp.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided October 18, 2018No. Case No. 15-cv-801-ppPublished
1Opinion of the Court
PAMELA PEPPER, United States District Judge
"The West Waukesha Bypass"-a highway construction project contemplated by Waukesha County since as early as 1951-is a misnomer. Due to the area's development, the "bypass" would no longer "bypass" the city, but would be an "arterial roadway"2 on the west side of Waukesha. After several years of review, the project gained the necessary agency approvals to begin construction-only this case remains. The plaintiffs have asked this court to review the project's approval, claiming that the defendants "bypassed" various procedural requirements. The court…
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