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Officials say Supreme Court decision sends rail project back to Surface Transportation Board; construction hoped for 2026
Summary
Commissioners reported a Supreme Court ruling in their favor remanded the case to the Surface Transportation Board; the project has a forest-service permit and geotechnical work is delayed by winter, and financing gaps remain for the roughly $2.4 billion project.
A council member updated attendees on the status of a long-planned rail project, saying the coalition secured a favorable outcome at the U.S. Supreme Court but that the case was remanded to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for further administrative approval.
"We did we won the supreme court," the commissioner said, explaining the court’s action sent the matter back to the lower administrative board for…
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