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The suit charges the MBTA with substantially deviating from the original Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which had not considered the removal of 90 per cent of the dirt for the Harvard-Porter Square tunnel from the hole on Garfield St. The suit demands that the MBTA prepare a new report...
The suit also focuses on a report prepared by a geo-technical consulting firm which indicates that "extensive deposits of very corrosive acid sludge lie directly in the path of the proposed Red Line extension tunnel," an affidavit filed by the Red Line Alert states. The defendants claim the original...
Joseph Elcock, general counsel for the MBTA, said Monday he has not yet been served to appear in court. "To my knowledge, we are complying with the EIS," Elcock said.
"I think the FAA will have to prepare an EIS," Marchi said, adding "Since this has never been done about airport flight procedures before, it will set a precedent in a way." Marchi also said preparation of the assessment would be a year-long, "dragged-out" process.
The FAA will decide in mid-April if there is a need for an EIS, Stone said. "The impact of community views will depend not on their loudness but on their validity," he added.