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Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement costs headed to $10 billion, but don’t tell anyone

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|Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025

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 proj ...

Economist Joe Cortright criticizes repeated delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, warning the project could top $10 billion while officials avoid disclosure. ...

Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Opinion: Hiding the growing cost of the Interstate Bridge replacement

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|Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Opinion: Hiding the growing cost of the Interstate Bridge replacement

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory addresses the rising cost of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement pr ...

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory addresses the rising cost of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project. ...

Friday, July 26, 2024
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Opinion: The Interstate Bridge replacement is two years behind schedule

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|Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Opinion: The Interstate Bridge replacement is two years behind schedule

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory reports that the Interstate Bridge project’s Draft SEIS was suppose ...

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory reports that the Interstate Bridge project’s Draft SEIS was supposed to be complete in December 2022 — It now won’t be done before December 2024. ...

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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Opinion: Why spend $200 million on consultants for “basically the same project”?

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|Date: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Opinion: Why spend $200 million on consultants for “basically the same project”?

Joe Cortright analyzes the nearly $200 million that has already been spent on the proposed Interstate Bri ...

Joe Cortright analyzes the nearly $200 million that has already been spent on the proposed Interstate Bridge Replacement Project. ...

Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Opinion: It looks like the Interstate Bridge Replacement could cost $9 billion

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|Date: Friday, January 5, 2024

Opinion: It looks like the Interstate Bridge Replacement could cost $9 billion

Just 13 months after raising the price of the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project by more than 50 ...

Just 13 months after raising the price of the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project by more than 50 percent, the state DOTs say it will cost even more. ...

Friday, January 5, 2024
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Opinion: Diversion – IBR tolls will gridlock I-205

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|Date: Friday, December 8, 2023

Opinion: Diversion – IBR tolls will gridlock I-205

City Observatory's Joe Cortright warns that Oregon's tolling plans for the I-5 Interstate Bridge Replacem ...

City Observatory's Joe Cortright warns that Oregon's tolling plans for the I-5 Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Project, with tolls ranging from $2.80 to $4.30, could trigger a substantial drop in ...

Friday, December 8, 2023
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Opinion: The case against the Interstate Bridge Replacement

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|Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Opinion: The case against the Interstate Bridge Replacement

City Observatory has carefully studied the proposed Interstate Bridge Replacement project and identified ...

City Observatory has carefully studied the proposed Interstate Bridge Replacement project and identified serious flaws which endanger this project. ...

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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Opinion: What are they hiding? Why highway builders won’t show their $7.5 billion freeway?

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|Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Opinion: What are they hiding? Why highway builders won’t show their $7.5 billion freeway?

Joe Cortright believes the proposed I-5 Bridge will blot out much of the reviving waterfront and downtown ...

Joe Cortright believes the proposed I-5 Bridge will blot out much of the reviving waterfront and downtown in Vancouver. ...

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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Opinion: Why does a $500 million bridge replacement cost $7.5 billion?

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|Date: Monday, March 13, 2023

Opinion: Why does a $500 million bridge replacement cost $7.5 billion?

Joe Cortright believes the cost of the I-5 Bridge replacement could be brought down substantially. ...

Joe Cortright believes the cost of the I-5 Bridge replacement could be brought down substantially. ...

Monday, March 13, 2023
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Opinion: IBR floats new bridge design, proving critics right

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|Date: Monday, February 20, 2023

Opinion: IBR floats new bridge design, proving critics right

Joe Cortight offers his perspective on recent developments in the plans to replace the I-5 Bridge. ...

Joe Cortight offers his perspective on recent developments in the plans to replace the I-5 Bridge. ...

Monday, February 20, 2023
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