Is there a lawsuit which involves the Hayward Bypass project?
A – Yes. The Department, the City of Hayward and a number of other defendants were named in a class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court on June 16, 1971 by a large number of plaintiffs, some of whom are individuals and some of whom are organizations, (Case Reference: La Raza Unida, etc., et al v. United States Department of Transportation, et al, No. C-71-1166 RFP). In brief, the complaint alleges that the defendants failed to adhere to certain federal and state laws in the course of undertaking activities related to the development of the Hayward Bypass project.
