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Updated costs for Interstate Bridge won’t happen until next year
The Columbia River Crossing project's failure due to tolling, light rail extension, and cost issues has resurfaced as the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, facing es...
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- Opinion: The income tax proposal has arrived
Ryan Frost of the Washington Policy Center argues that a proposed Washington income tax creates a new revenue stream rather than delivering tax reform or relief. - Opinion: ‘If they want light rail, they should be the ones who pay for it’
Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance argues that supporters of light rail tied to the I-5 Bridge replacement should bear the local cost of operating and maintaining the system through a narrowly drawn sub-district. - POLL: If a sub-district is created, what area should it include?
Clark County residents are asked where a potential C-TRAN sub-district should be drawn if voters are asked to fund light rail operations and maintenance costs. - Opinion: IBR falsely blaming inflation
Joe Cortright argues that inflation explains only a small portion of the IBR project’s cost increases and that rising consultant and staff expenses are the primary drivers. - Letter: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s $141 million bribe can be better spent on sandwich steel-concrete tubes
Bob Ortblad argues that an immersed tunnel using sandwich steel-concrete tubes would be a more cost-effective alternative to the current Interstate Bridge Replacement Program design.
ON the I-5 Bridge Project? LOL They are probably hoping a DIM Pres will skeetch in and then they will try to ‘Force’ the Light Rail part of it. Dont forget. It was “The Private Sector’ who built and financed the Light Rail to North Portland, AFTER it was voted down TWICE from the Voters! ALSO? Don’t forget our FECKLESS Leaders OR and WA, wasted MILLIONS of $$$ on this already!!! WAKE Up people !