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Transportation

Jul. 13, 2001

Costs of MTA Legal Battle Mount

LOS ANGELES - Although the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has won a major legal round against the Metro Rail Red Line's general contractor, some said the vicious, six-year dogfight between the two is costing the MTA and taxpayers more than it's worth.

By David Houston and Michael Jonathan Grinfeld
Daily Journal Staff Writers
        LOS ANGELES - Although the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has won a major legal round against the Metro Rail Red Line's general contractor, some said the vicious, six-year dogfight between the two is costing the MTA and taxpayers more than it's ...

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