Fresno residents say Caltrans failed to account for the public health risks posed by a major freeway expansion project.
An investigation by Fresnoland found that California’s state Department of Transportation (Caltrans) failed to fully assess the public health impacts of a massive freeway project in Fresno, reports Gregory Weaver.
The agency “also failed to disclose to the public and federal regulators a fundamental part of the project – a massive industrial park – that would have drastically altered the state agency’s conclusions about the impacts of its freeway project.”
According to the article, “Despite being briefed on the warehouse development plans while the agency was preparing its environmental review, the proposed industrial park is nowhere to be found in Caltrans’ environmental review for the interchange projects.”
Meanwhile, a group of residents filed a lawsuit in April, charging that “health impacts to nearby communities are being ignored.”
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