PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The group No More Freeways has filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Transportation’s plan to add auxiliary lanes and shoulders to Interstate 5 by Portland’s Rose Quarter. The project was allowed to move forward without a full environmental impact statement and the group believes that’s a violation of federal environmental laws. The $800 million project is aimed at decreasing congestion and traffic accidents on a segment of I-5 between its junctions with Interstate 84 and Interstate 405. It has faced opposition from No More Freeways and other Portland community groups that say it would increase pollution.
Group sues over Interstate 5 expansion in Portland
