Paris May 25 (IANS) A French court once again backed a project to expand the Roland Garros stadium and facilities the venue of the French Open.
The project sparked controversy as it affects the space dedicated to the Jardin des Serres d Auteuil a botanical garden set within a major greenhouse complex and registered as a natural monument reports Efe.
"The Paris administrative court of appeals dismissed the appeal submitted by associations who disagree with the expansion of the Roland Garros stadium " the Paris city council said in a statement on Thursday.
The verdict upholds a February 2017 decision by the Paris administrative court approving the building modifications.
Filing the lawsuit alongside environmental activists were the heirs of the garden s architect Jean Camille Formige (1845-1926).
The project slated to cost an estimated 350 million euros ($411 million) will be resumed after months of suspension.
A sponsors-zone and a 5 000-seat new stadium among other modifications are scheduled to be ready by 2020.

--IANS gau/bg