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ODOT’s 86 percent cost of collecting tolls on I-205 revealed
Oregon Department of Transportation faces significant financial challenges, as tolling plans reveal a high cost of collection and potential traffic diversion; West Linn M...
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- POLL: Should the I-5 Bridge project be paused over cost and bidding concerns?
Clark County Today’s weekly poll asks whether the I-5 Bridge replacement should be paused as questions grow around rising costs and a lack of competitive bids. - Opinion: TriMet contract: MAX vehicles cost $4.5 millionRep. John Ley examines TriMet’s MAX vehicle purchases, arguing most were replacements and not connected to the bridge project.
- Expect delays on I-5 near Woodland for bridge inspection, May 18WSDOT will close a lane of southbound I-5 near Woodland on May 18 for a safety inspection.
- Opinion: ‘I’m more than just a little skeptical that IBR officials are doing everything they can to limit the cost of this project’
Ken Vance shares his concerns over rising costs and limited contractor interest in the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. - Letter: ‘IBR has relied on this video to instill fear in the public and government officials to promote the construction of a new bridge’Bob Ortblad questions IBR’s use of a seismic video and urges a shift toward tunnel alternatives in this critical letter to the editor.
With the amount of money the State of Washington is collecting in Gasoline Taxes, they shouldn’t need more revenue generating schemes. Just use all of the current gasoline taxes for transportation projects….
I would like to see a financial accounting of the previous gas tax hike that was supposed to go for street & Highway repair. The State seeks tax happy and cannot resist new ways to stick it to the motoring public. Many well traveled streets in Clark County now resemble Portland’s badly kept streets