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Opinion: Two bridges, one expanding bill
…timated cost grew from roughly $3B to $14.4B as Vancouver's Bridge Shelter adds millions in annual operating costs alongside existing homelessness programs.
Opinion: Transportation officials may be pivoting as costs explode on interstate bridge replacement
Rail's share of the I-5 bridge budget may be far larger than the 14% figure officials are citing.
‘Light rail to nowhere’? Surging costs undercut I-5 bridge transit plan
Vancouver's promised light rail extension to Library Square has no timeline, and the waterfront station would sit 90 feet above ground.
C-TRAN board asks IBR to bring light rail to Library Square, with no protection for taxpayers
…rd rejected 7-2 an amendment shielding taxpayers from extra costs tied to a light rail extension that could approach $1 billion.
VIDEO: Rep. John Ley – I-5 Bridge replacement project is a ‘light rail project in search of a bridge’
Rep. John Ley criticizes IBR design that allocates 54% of bridge surface to transit while costs balloon to $14.4 billion.
Letter: Freeze the scope and build the bridge
Vancouver resident calls for project discipline after 22 years of planning and nearly half a billion in costs.
Unnecessary, unaffordable add-ons likely to spell doom for the I-5 Bridge replacement project
Three Southwest Washington legislators argue the Interstate Bridge Replacement’s rising costs and added features threaten its viability.
Letter: British Columbia’s new immersed tunnel can solve Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s $17.7 billion problem
Bob Ortblad argues that an immersed tunnel similar to a project underway in British Columbia could significantly reduce costs and impacts associated with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.
Rep. John Ley’s new bill calls for an independent audit of Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Project
…islation requiring an independent audit of the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Project to review costs, management, and oversight.
Opinion: IBR’s evasive, misleading and dishonest excuses for higher cost
Joe Cortright argues the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program has withheld detailed cost estimates while offering contradictory explanations for rising costs tied to the I-5 B…
POLL: If project costs continue to rise, what should lawmakers do with the I-5 Bridge replacement plan?
…his poll asks readers what lawmakers should do with the I-5 Bridge replacement plan as costs rise and key decisions remain unresolved.
Letter: A call for competent Interstate Bridge project management
Rick Vermeers argues that unchecked scope, rising costs, and missed timelines threaten the survival of the Interstate Bridge Replacement project unless light rail is removed.