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Local transportation, environmental and labor interests, led by International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19, support the city’s attempt to attract professional basketball back to Seattle, but they want the arena to be constructed somewhere else.
The ILWU filed a lawsuit, charging that the city of Seattle and King County violated the State Environmental Policy Act by choosing the site without considering alternative locations. The suit also charges that the city and county did not properly account for the environmental and traffic impact of operating another sports venue in the vicinity of the busy container terminal.
The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has joined the ILWU, Washington state transportation committees, the Seattle Planning Commission, BNSF Railway, which has an intermodal yard in the vicinity, and other transportation interests in opposing construction of the arena south of downtown.
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Port of Long Beach officials Tuesday approved a $1.2 billion budget to turn an old pair of shipping terminals into one mega terminal that is expected to handle more than 2 million additional containers.
Tuesday’s action by the Board of Harbor Commissioners formalizes the budget for the 342-acre project, though construction already began in 2011. About $513.4 million in work on the Middle Harbor project has been completed or is under way, according to port officials.
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