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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling protecting the Mid-Currituck toll bridge from a challenge by environmental groups. The unanimous appellate panel agreed with the trial court that the N.C. Department of Transportation and the federal government did not violate federal law in approving the bridge.
A federal appeals court upheld the decision by state and U.S. transportation officials to build a toll bridge connecting North Carolina's mainland and the northern Outer Banks.
The proposed Mid-Currituck Bridge is a 7-mile, $500 million project that includes a 4.7-mile toll bridge crossing the Currituck Sound between Aydlett and Corolla.
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press
The proposed 7-mile, $500 million project includes a 4.7-mile toll bridge crossing the Currituck Sound between Aydlett and Corolla.