The Golden State Warriors continue to push forward in their endeavor to relocate from Oracle Arena in Oakland to a new arena to San Francisco's Mission Bay area.

Monday, the Warriors took another step in the move, as a judge ruled in their favor in a 15-month lawsuit filed by the Mission Bay Alliance Group. 

The group of stakeholders claimed that the Warriors didn't consider alternative locations, and that a new arena would bring mass traffic jams and interfere with nearby hospital routes.

The project is backed by the city, and there are proposed plans to help alleviate traffic concerns, such as additional transportation methods like underground train transport. Also, the Warriors promised to not hold more than 12 events a year at the same time as San Francisco Giants games, at the nearby AT&T Park.

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Warriors President Rick Welts released a statement on the ruling:

Brings us a huge step closer to building a new state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue, which will add needed vitality to the Mission Bay neighborhood and serve the entire Bay Area extremely well.

We look forward to breaking ground soon.

The Warriors had previously purposed to build the new arena on Piers 30-32, but they dropped the plans due to much opposition. This is the second venue considered for the new arena, and after securing rights with JP Morgan, it will be named the Chase Center.

Due to four years of lawsuits, the arena's opening will now be delayed to the year 2019.

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