CONSERVATION ALL. OF ST. LUCIE v. U.S. DEPT. TRANS

No. 15-15791.

847 F.3d 1309 (2017)

CONSERVATION ALLIANCE OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, INC., a Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation, Treasure Coast Environmental Defense Fund, a.k.a. Indian Riverkeeper, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Victor Mendez, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, James Christian, Division Administrator of the Florida Division of the Federal Highway Administration, Defendants-Appellees, City of Port St. Lucie, Intervenor Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Grosso , Shepard Broad College of Law, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant Conservation Alliance of St Lucie County, Inc., a Florida Not-For-Profit Corporation.

Robert N. Hartsell , Sarah Hayter , Robert N. Hartsell, PA, Pompano Beach, FL, Rachel S. Doughty , Greenfire Law, Berkley, CA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

James Maysonett , U.S. Department of Justice, Appellate Section, Environment and Natural Resources Div., Brian Collins , Sean C. Duffy , U.S. Department of Justice, Environment & Natural Res. Div., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellees U.S. Department of Transportation, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Victor Mendez, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, James Christian, Division Administrator of the Florida Division of the Federal Highway Administration.

Michelle S. Andotra , Ailya Zaidi , U.S. Department of Transportation, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Victor Mendez, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, James Christian, Division Administrator of the Florida Division of the Federal Highway Administration, Anthony Foxx.

John J. Fumero , R. Gregory Hyden , Azlina Goldstein Siegel , Nason Yeager Gerson White & Lioce, Boca Raton, FL, for Amicus Curiae City of Port St. Lucie.

Before MARCUS, DUBINA, and WALKER, Circuit Judges.


When the City of Port St. Lucie sought to build a new bridge spanning the North Fork St. Lucie River (NFSLR), it was required to work with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to choose an acceptable location for that bridge. The selection process was complicated by...

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