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Opinion: Why you can’t bribe your way to a low fixed span bridge

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Opinion: Why you can’t bribe your way to a low fixed span bridge

Joe Cortright argues that the Coast Guard is unlikely to approve the IBR’s proposed 116-foot fixed span, ...

Joe Cortright argues that the Coast Guard is unlikely to approve the IBR’s proposed 116-foot fixed span, citing longstanding navigation requirements and past conflicts over river clearance. ...

Monday, November 24, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Vancouver mayor’s ridiculous statement about Greg Johnson’s sudden departure

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

Opinion: Vancouver mayor’s ridiculous statement about Greg Johnson’s sudden departure

Rep. John Ley criticizes Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle’s comments regarding IBR Administrator Greg J ...

Rep. John Ley criticizes Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle’s comments regarding IBR Administrator Greg Johnson’s departure, calling attention to unresolved issues with the project’s timeline, Coast G ...

Thursday, October 30, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Letter: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program must solicit a design-build bid

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, October 6, 2025

Letter: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program must solicit a design-build bid

Bob Ortblad urges the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to consider an immersed tunnel alternative, a ...

Bob Ortblad urges the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to consider an immersed tunnel alternative, arguing it would be safer, faster, and more cost-effective than a new bridge. ...

Monday, October 6, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Trump cancels light rail funding in Chicago. Is Portland far behind?

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|Date: Monday, October 6, 2025

Opinion: Trump cancels light rail funding in Chicago. Is Portland far behind?

Rep. John Ley questions whether the Trump administration’s cancellation of Chicago’s light rail funding s ...

Rep. John Ley questions whether the Trump administration’s cancellation of Chicago’s light rail funding signals trouble ahead for Portland’s I-5 Bridge replacement project. ...

Monday, October 6, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: A bridge too short, again

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, September 29, 2025

Opinion: A bridge too short, again

Joe Cortright argues the I-5 Bridge replacement faces the same Coast Guard clearance issues that doomed t ...

Joe Cortright argues the I-5 Bridge replacement faces the same Coast Guard clearance issues that doomed the Columbia River Crossing, risking delays and federal funding. ...

Monday, September 29, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Letter: Henny Penny, the sky will not fall!

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, September 29, 2025

Letter: Henny Penny, the sky will not fall!

Camas resident Anna Miller details which essential services and benefits continue during a government shu ...

Camas resident Anna Miller details which essential services and benefits continue during a government shutdown and which agencies may scale back or pause functions. ...

Monday, September 29, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Federal funding for I-5 Bridge replacement project in jeopardy

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Opinion: Federal funding for I-5 Bridge replacement project in jeopardy

Latest, Opinion, columns, transportation, Pacific Northwest, Joe Cortright, Interstate Bridge Replacement ...

Latest, Opinion, columns, transportation, Pacific Northwest, Joe Cortright, Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, I-5 Bridge, Columbia River Crossing, federal funding, Coast Guard, Trump Administrati ...

Friday, September 26, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Rep. John Ley says IBR meeting leaves lots of questions and very few complete answers

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Rep. John Ley says IBR meeting leaves lots of questions and very few complete answers

Rep. John Ley said the latest I-5 Bridge replacement meeting gave few answers and no cost update, raising ...

Rep. John Ley said the latest I-5 Bridge replacement meeting gave few answers and no cost update, raising concerns about rising expenses, tolling, and lack of congestion relief. ...

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Letter: ‘If they have not compromised in the 15 years of planning the bridge, they never will’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Letter: ‘If they have not compromised in the 15 years of planning the bridge, they never will’

Bob Mattila of Brush Prairie says the I-5 Bridge replacement is unworkable due to unresolved height confl ...

Bob Mattila of Brush Prairie says the I-5 Bridge replacement is unworkable due to unresolved height conflicts and urges expanding I-205 or considering lift bridges instead. ...

Friday, August 29, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Letter: ‘Something is wrong when our vote means nothing’

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Letter: ‘Something is wrong when our vote means nothing’

Bob Zak challenges the political handling of the I-5 Bridge project and urges voters to demand accountabi ...

Bob Zak challenges the political handling of the I-5 Bridge project and urges voters to demand accountability. ...

Saturday, May 10, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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POLL: Is a 116-foot fixed-span bridge the right choice for the I-5 replacement?*

🚧 Yes — it improves safety and removes the I-5 “stoplight”
🛳️ Maybe — only if river access remains protected
🔁 No — a movable span would better serve river users
🤷 Not sure — still waiting on Coast Guard review

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