Published: July 15th, 2009 01:42 PM
Last Modified: July 15th, 2009 10:34 PM
An Alaska judge has temporarily blocked a decision to delay the Knik Arm bridge project until at least 2018.
Judge Sen Tan issued the preliminary injunction at a hearing this morning. It will remain in effect until another court hearing on Aug. 18.
Attorneys representing the joint state-city transportation committee that voted last month to delay the project said there was no need for an injunction because nothing would have happened in the next month anyway. The decision can't be implemented until an air quality study is updated, they said.
Tan's order makes sure nothing gets implemented.
The order comes in response to a lawsuit filed by the cities of Houston and Wasilla against the AMATS Policy Committee, a joint state-city committee that decided June 25 to move the bridge project to a longer-term part of Anchorage's transportation plan.
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