Lawsuit Stops Work on $29 Million Connector Bridge at Lehigh Valley Airport
By: Tom Shortell
Ed Seglias commented on a judge’s ruling halting construction at Lehigh Valley International Airport. While the ruling clears certain legal hurdles for the clients, Ed noted, “We need to address the issues that are still remaining”.
A Pennsylvania judge halted a $29 million construction project at Lehigh Valley International Airport after ruling the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority likely violated its own rules when it awarded a contract late last year.
In a ruling filed last week, Commonwealth Court President Judge Emeritus Mary Hannah Leavitt placed an injunction on a connector bridge project at the Hanover Township, Lehigh County, facility. The bridge is intended to improve the flow of foot traffic between the airport’s main terminal, where passengers check in and go through security, and the Wiley Post Terminal, where they board their flights. The airport broke ground on the project in late May.
Authority spokesperson Colin Riccobon said in a prepared statement Monday that the authority is considering its legal options after being notified of the ruling.
