Litigation
Nov. 3, 2015
Indian tribes claim Caltrans destroyed sacred sites during freeway construction
State transportation officials are ignoring Indian tribes' rights to protect their heritage amid construcion of a $300 million bypass on Highway 101 near Willits, lawsuit contends.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two Indian tribes sued state and federal transportation agencies Friday, accusing them of destroying sacred cultural sites as they construct a $300 million bypass on U.S. Route 101 in Mendocino County.
Since construction began two years ago on the 6-mile long Willits Bypass project, California Department of Transportation officials have discovered 30 previously unknown historical sites and have...
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