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Opinion: Driving between Vancouver and Wilsonville at 5 p.m.? ODOT plans to charge you $15

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|Date: Monday, February 13, 2023

Opinion: Driving between Vancouver and Wilsonville at 5 p.m.? ODOT plans to charge you $15

Joe Cortright of City Observatory states that ‘tolls don’t need to be nearly this high to better manage t ...

Joe Cortright of City Observatory states that ‘tolls don’t need to be nearly this high to better manage traffic flow and assure faster travel times.’ ...

Monday, February 13, 2023
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Opinion: Non-existent cost controls for the $7.5-billion Interstate Bridge replacement project

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023

Opinion: Non-existent cost controls for the $7.5-billion Interstate Bridge replacement project

Joe Cortright addresses the estimated cost of the Interstate Bridge replacement project, which has balloo ...

Joe Cortright addresses the estimated cost of the Interstate Bridge replacement project, which has ballooned as high as $7.5 billion. ...

Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Opinion: Oregon and Washington DOTs plan too low a bridge – again

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Opinion: Oregon and Washington DOTs plan too low a bridge – again

Joe Cortright discusses the issues between an I-5 Bridge replacement with a 116-foot clearance and one wi ...

Joe Cortright discusses the issues between an I-5 Bridge replacement with a 116-foot clearance and one with a moveable span ...

Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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ODOT’s Reign of Error: Chronic highway cost overruns

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, June 10, 2022

ODOT’s Reign of Error: Chronic highway cost overruns

Costs are escalating rapidly for more recent and larger projects, including the I-5 Bridge replacement pr ...

Costs are escalating rapidly for more recent and larger projects, including the I-5 Bridge replacement project, indicating this problem is getting worse. ...

Friday, June 10, 2022
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Opinion: Just say no

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, May 13, 2022

Opinion: Just say no

"The Oregon and Washington highway departments are at it again, pushing a 10- or 12-lane, five mile long ...

"The Oregon and Washington highway departments are at it again, pushing a 10- or 12-lane, five mile long freeway widening project that’s likely to cost at least $5 billion." ...

Friday, May 13, 2022
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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