Fate of rail will be decided soon

A judge plans to rule shortly on whether he will halt or curtail the $5.26B project

By Ken Kobayashi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 13, 2012

~~<p>A federal judge will soon decide whether to issue a court order that would essentially halt the city’s rail project and its federal funding, or issue a more limited injunction suggested by the city to stop construction only in the project’s final downtown segment of the 20-mile rail line.</p>
<p>Visiting federal Judge A. Wallace Tashima heard about an hour and a half of arguments Wednesday and said he would issue a ruling “in short order.”</p>
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A federal judge will soon decide whether to issue a court order that would essentially halt the city’s rail project and its federal funding, or issue a more limited injunction suggested by the city to stop construction only in the project’s final downtown segment of the 20-mile rail line.

Visiting federal Judge A. Wallace Tashima heard about an hour and a half of arguments Wednesday and said he would issue a ruling “in short order.” Login for more...