A judge declined a request by developers of a $1 billion power line to resume construction, keeping the project on hold until a judge’s decision next year on the constitutionality of a referendum that halted the project.
The judge on Friday rejected an injunction by the New England Clean Energy Connect and said the case is on a “fast track” for a trial in April.
Developers suggested the project is at a “tipping point” where delays could cause Massachusetts, which is funding the project, to walk away.
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The project, which would supply enough Canadian hydropower for 1 million homes in New England, received regulatory approvals but voters rejected the project in a referendum after construction had begun.
A judge has denied developers’ request to resume construction on a $1 billion…