Comments on: Coast Guard approves fixed-span design for new Interstate Bridge

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:14:06 +0000

Ring road or tunnel. Either will solve pillar problems. Better to just waste tax dollars and build this $$$$ monolith……

By: Bob Zak

Bob Zak — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:19:36 +0000

The fix is in. With all the Democrats pushing this bridge that should NOT be built they got to the Coast Guard. I never thought the Coast Guard would cave, but this announcement from Senator Cantwell leading the charge, proves me wrong. For the Coast Guard to totally reverse their stand on bridge height to accommodate commercial traffic, shows that money talks. I thought that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy would jerk the federal money necessary this project and that would bring fresh thinking, common sense and new locations for two additional bridges. IBR has always been a boondoggle and it still is Democrats.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:14:11 +0000

Or just not build a new I-5 bridge at all…. and, instead, build a west-side or east-side bridge? Or really get serious and save some money and bore a tunnel?

I just know that if the choo choo is included in the final plan, I’d sure hate to be the contractor building the bridge. The associated costs for covering all the equipment damages due to monkey-wrenching will be astronomical. Hey, just sayin’ for a friend 🙂

By: jim karlock

jim karlock — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:03:18 +0000

The project overloads are still hiding the single most important number that matters to every bridge user:

WHAT WILL THE TOLLS BE?
Last time (the CRC) estimated tolls up to $4.00 per crossing which would be $8.00/day for a commuter. That is $2000/year.
But the fine print said it might have to double to $16/day or $4000 /year. This would be more than payments on a brand new car!!

AND that was with a much. much cheaper project! Does that mean they would have to have tolls even higher?
4000? $8000 or more per year?

The ONLY SANE THING TO DO (I know sanity is beyond many bureaucrat’s reach) is to get rid of the frills and JUST BUILD THE BRIDGE FOR AROUND, OR UNDER, $2 BILLION. NO TOY TRAIN, NO INTERCHANGES REBUILDING,
Jim Karlock
No-Tolls.com