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ODOT officials want to delay major transportation projects due to $3 billion shortfall
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announces delays and potential downsizing of three major transportation projects in the Portland area due to a funding shortfall of $3…
Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement is not a solution for anything
…eves the Interstate Bridge should be left alone for now and ODOT should be directed to start planning for two new bridges.
Opinion: ODOT admits its tolls will make Oregonians worse off
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program plans to charge tolls to cross the Columbia River on both I-5 and I-205.
Opinion: Driving between Vancouver and Wilsonville at 5 p.m.? ODOT plans to charge you $15
Joe Cortright of City Observatory states that ‘tolls don’t need to be nearly this high to better manage traffic flow and assure faster travel times.’
Letter: ‘The public was deceived by the IBR project team into believing that the tunnel option was not feasible’
…uver resident Robert Wallis shares his claim that WSDOT and ODOT have failed to provide the public with honest information regarding a proposed tunnel solution for the I-5 Bridge replacement project.
Opinion: ODOT is gassed up and ready to go on tolling
ODOT is gassed up and ready to go with tolling, but they have no idea where they’re going or what they’ll do once they get there.
Public invited to give feedback on a study about tolling I-5 and I-205
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) invites the public to comment on an upcoming study about tolling I-5 and I-205 to reduce traffic congestion and make travel times more…
Cable greasing brings overnight closures to the Interstate Bridge
ODOT crews will soon begin their regular oiling and greasing of 6.5 miles of Interstate Bridge cables and that means occasional overnight br…
Opinion: Adding new lanes reduces traffic congestion on I-5
WSDOT and ODOT data refute claim ‘you can’t build your way out of congestion’
ODOT’s Reign of Error: Chronic highway cost overruns
Costs are escalating rapidly for more recent and larger projects, including the I-5 Bridge replacement project, indicating this problem is getting worse.
Members of Vancouver City Council question Oregon’s tolling program
Bart Hansen: ‘I remember having that meeting (with ODOT) and asking what Southwest Washington residents get out of this proposal’
ODOT I-205 tolling effort moves forward, projecting a 12-hour reduction in traffic congestion by 2045
…tolling to reduce I-205 congestion by 12 hours according to ODOT.