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Bridge clearance issues prove troubling to Columbia River maritime community

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|Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023

Bridge clearance issues prove troubling to Columbia River maritime community

Carnival Panorama faces clearance issues under Columbia River bridges, highlighting the clash between the ...

Carnival Panorama faces clearance issues under Columbia River bridges, highlighting the clash between the US Coast Guard's demand for 178 feet clearance and the Interstate Bridge Replacement team's pr ...

Thursday, December 7, 2023
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Tunnel model for Interstate crossing exposes more IBR flaws

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|Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Tunnel model for Interstate crossing exposes more IBR flaws

Retired engineers Wallis and Rowe challenge the $7.5-billion Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) proposal ...

Retired engineers Wallis and Rowe challenge the $7.5-billion Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) proposal, presenting an immersed tube tunnel model that offers superior connectivity and safety, contra ...

Saturday, December 2, 2023
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Opinion: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program incompetence and deception

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|Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Opinion: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program incompetence and deception

Retired Engineer Bob Ortblad believes a new study of an immersed tunnel by a consultant independent of th ...

Retired Engineer Bob Ortblad believes a new study of an immersed tunnel by a consultant independent of the IBR must be done. ...

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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Transportation Commission officials tour I-5 Bridge and gets push back on tolls

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|Date: Friday, September 15, 2023

Transportation Commission officials tour I-5 Bridge and gets push back on tolls

Cowlitz Tribe raises concerns about tolls on the Interstate Bridge during Washington State Transportation ...

Cowlitz Tribe raises concerns about tolls on the Interstate Bridge during Washington State Transportation Commission meeting in Vancouver City Hall, following a morning tour of the Interstate Bridge R ...

Friday, September 15, 2023
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Letter: IBR dishonest or incompetent?

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Letter: IBR dishonest or incompetent?

Engineer Bob Ortblad challenges estimate discrepancies in the IBR’s Tunnel Concept Assessment. ...

Engineer Bob Ortblad challenges estimate discrepancies in the IBR’s Tunnel Concept Assessment. ...

Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Legislators get update on designs, funding, transit and tolling for Interstate Bridge replacement

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Legislators get update on designs, funding, transit and tolling for Interstate Bridge replacement

The Bi-state Bridge Committee met to discuss the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project, which inclu ...

The Bi-state Bridge Committee met to discuss the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project, which includes tolling and considerations for various bridge configurations, while facing concerns about t ...

Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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Letter: ‘This unnecessary deadly design is criminal negligence’

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|Date: Friday, February 17, 2023

Letter: ‘This unnecessary deadly design is criminal negligence’

Bob Ortblad discusses safety issues with the proposed grade of the I-5 Bridge replacement project. ...

Bob Ortblad discusses safety issues with the proposed grade of the I-5 Bridge replacement project. ...

Friday, February 17, 2023
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Letter: Federal Aviation Administration’s certified dangerous plan

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|Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Letter: Federal Aviation Administration’s certified dangerous plan

Federal Highway Administration is funding a dangerous bridge. ...

Federal Highway Administration is funding a dangerous bridge. ...

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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First look at a possible I-5 bridge bike and pedestrian path

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, September 16, 2022

First look at a possible I-5 bridge bike and pedestrian path

On Thursday the public finally got a look at what a potential bike and pedestrian path being planned as a ...

On Thursday the public finally got a look at what a potential bike and pedestrian path being planned as a part of the project could look like. ...

Friday, September 16, 2022
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Letter: Risking $2.5 billion

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Letter: Risking $2.5 billion

Bob Ortblad warns of what will happen if the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s plan to politic ...

Bob Ortblad warns of what will happen if the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program team’s plan to politically pressure the Coast Guard to accept its Locally Preferred Alternative ...

Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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