A judge has ruled that the Pennsylvania DOT can begin construction of I-99 across Bald Eagle Mountain between Altoona and State College, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
The construction had been opposed by the state Game Commission on the grounds that the highway would disrupt the wildlife habitat.
PennDOT and the Game Commission landed in court when they could not reach a deal to let PennDOT use 68 acres of the commissions 1,947 acres of game land.