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POLL: With updated estimates reaching as high as $17.7 billion, what should happen to the I-5 Bridge replacement project?
…e I-5 Bridge replacement project should proceed amid higher cost estimates and questions about transparency within the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.
Opinion: ‘The IBR team has been lying to us and thanks to a veteran Oregon journalist, we have the smoking gun’
…documents show Interstate Bridge Replacement staff withheld updated cost estimates from lawmakers and the public.
VIDEO: WA and OR lawmakers irked as update on I-5 Bridge costs still missing
…kers expressed frustration after planners failed to provide updated cost estimates for the I-5 Bridge replacement during a recent legislative oversight meeting.
Opinion: IBR promotes ‘giving away’ historic interstate bridges while withholding cost estimate for replacement
…lition of the historic Interstate Bridges without releasing updated cost estimates or current seismic data to justify replacement.
Opinion: IBR administrator receives generous Christmas gift on his way out the door
…hat IBR leadership avoided accountability on rising project costs as Administrator Greg Johnson announced his departure without providing updated estimates.
Opinion: ‘If you tolerate lies and dishonesty from the government, you’re guaranteed more’
…Larson criticizes state officials for refusing to disclose updated cost estimates for the Interstate Bridge Replacement project, arguing that a lack of transparency guarantees further government dish…
Rep. John Ley issues statement after I-5 Bridge replacement meeting yields few answers
…John Ley criticized the IBR Program for failing to provide updated cost estimates or key design decisions following a recent legislative oversight committee meeting.
Opinion: Why the $10 billion dollar price bomb did NOT drop!
Lars Larson criticizes delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, suggesting politics stalled the “$10 billion price bomb” and questioning funding viability.
Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement costs headed to $10 billion, but don’t tell anyone
Economist Joe Cortright criticizes repeated delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, warning the project could top $10 billion while officials avoid disclosure.
POLL: Should area city councils and other partners ask for a delay or vote no on the Locally Preferred Alternative for the Interstate Bridge replacement until updated cost estimates, finance plan and other factors are better defined?
…red Alternative for the Interstate Bridge replacement until updated cost estimates, finance plan and other factors are better defined?