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Gluesenkamp Perez and Braun make their cases in first of two televised debates
Gluesenkamp Perez cited $2.1B secured for the I-5 bridge; Braun called the income tax unconstitutional.
VIDEO: Unfunded and over budget – The $15 billion gamble on I-5 bridge project
Phase one of the I-5 bridge project lacks $1.4 billion in funding, yet both states say they must proceed to avoid losing federal dollars.
City of Vancouver bans camping within 1,500 feet of bridge shelter
…mously banned camping within 1,500 feet of the soon-to-open bridge shelter at 5313 NE 94th Ave.
Opinion: Two lies and a truth about Oregon Transportation Finance
Cortright argues ODOT systematically low-balls cost estimates and blames legislators and communities for overruns it caused.
Opinion: When the same money helps fund the program and the story
…nd Dollie Lynch Fund supports Vancouver's HART program, the Bridge Shelter, and Community Funded Journalism covering the same policy arena.
Pilot, passenger escape injury after emergency landing in Gifford Pinchot National Forest
An 18-year-old pilot and his passenger survived a Cessna crash-landing in the Cispus River after engine trouble at 4,000 feet.
Washington Rep. John Ley warns ballooning bridge budget needs reality check
Rep. John Ley says the IBR ballooned from a $44M contract to a $13B–$15B project, with phase one still $2.2B short.
POLL: The IBR project is described as only 30% designed and 30% funded after more than six years of work. How confident are you in the current management of the IBR program?
IBR's cost has climbed from $3.2–$4.8B to $15.2B while the project remains 30% designed and 30% funded.
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.
Letter: IBR’s top truck speed 20 mph?
Bob Ortblad used AI analysis to flag speed and safety concerns in the IBR's temporary six-lane temporary diversion design.
Opinion: Stop rewarding fiscal mismanagement on the IBR; enough is enough
Rep. John Ley argues the $15.2B IBR project is underfunded, years behind schedule, and should strip out its $3.5B transit component.
t Letter: ‘The pipe dream of putting light rail on it’
…airie resident Bob Mattila argues light rail on the new I-5 Bridge doubles its cost due to earthquake-proofing requirements.