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FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2003

An attorney for a group opposing a highway extension near Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas said there will be a legal challenge to the project.

The Wetlands Preservation Organization, made up of Haskell students and alumni, says the extension would damage sacred wetlands near the school. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, however, has signed off on the route.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is running the project but won't proceed until the Corps' decision is final and until any lawsuits are resolved.

Get the Story:
Trafficway put on back burner (The Lawrence Journal-World 1/17)

Relevant Links:
Haskell Indian Nations University - http://www.haskell.edu

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