By Allison Hurtado | Ahwatukee Foothills News
A judge has denied granting an injunction stopping all work on the South Mountain Freeway, allowing the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to continue its preliminary work on the $2 billion project.
Judge Diane Humetewa listened to oral arguments on the issue on July 22 and issued her order on Tuesday. Plaintiffs in the case, Ahwatukee-based Protecting Arizona’s Resources and Children (PARC) along with several neighborhood partners, allege ADOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and that the project should be put on pause until the organizations comply with the law. Humetewa elected not to grant that injunction.
