Comments on: Opinion: Outrageous 32% WSP profits for IBR consulting https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-outrageous-32-wsp-profits-for-ibr-consulting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-outrageous-32-wsp-profits-for-ibr-consulting Your News Source with Integrity Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Margaret https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-outrageous-32-wsp-profits-for-ibr-consulting/#comment-43970 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:11:25 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=178161#comment-43970 A majority of voters REJECTED the CTRAN ballot proposition to extend TRIMET MAX light rail over I-5 bridge in November 2012, and also opposed light rail at the ballot box in November 2013. Why spend $BILLIONS to construct light rail, and $MILLIONS to operate & maintain it every year when most residents, don’t want to pay for it, and won’t use it? CTRAN bus ridership over I-5 today is lower than 20 years ago, there is zero justification for high capacity light rail! WSP did a terrible job on outreach for the 90 day comment period and ignored asking for input on social media platforms that WSDOT and ODOT routinely use for traffic alerts. The IBR website has a search function that works poorly. The Director advised residents NOT to comment about safety concerns at an RTC meeting during the public comment period. Residents and businesses on the chopping block to make way for light rail in downtown Vancouver and Hayden Island said they were not fully informed of their upcoming demise during the comment period. The 10.000 comments will likely be meticulously discounted by WSP and affiliates as irrelevant, at an inflated cost. Funds needed to maintain existing roads and bridges are being squandered on WSP profiteering and marketing.

]]> By: Scott H. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-outrageous-32-wsp-profits-for-ibr-consulting/#comment-43929 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 01:28:08 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=178161#comment-43929 Breathtaking revelation of waste, fraud, and abuse. Thank you Rep Ley for a remarkable look into the grift that is the IBR, and the fleecing of taxpayers that make this Canadian Corporation WSP rich beyond belief.

I hope soon you will expose the depth of this company’s tentacles across SW Washington. I know they corrupted the City Council of Camas years ago with proposed pool bonds, roundabouts, and a $300M Northshore Development that nobody wants. I challenge readers to look no further than their own municipal contracts to discover how much YOUR City or County Government is spending on “planning” with WSP or its numerous subsidiaries.

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