A federal judge rejected an injunction request that would have blocked construction of Dominion Energy’s Surry-Skiffes Creek transmission line project over the James River, which has been opposed by preservation groups because of its proximity to Historic Jamestowne and other historic landmarks.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Parks Conservation Association, with the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, had sought the injunction to halt the river crossing portion of the project while a lawsuit they brought goes forward.
The suit seeks to force the Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a more rigorous environmental review of the transmission line project, arguing that the corps did not follow the law as it put together a permit.
