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		<title>Opinion: Bankrupt – A $3.5 billion Rose Quarter Freeway widening project</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16827-odot-rose-quarter-i5-freeway-widening-cost-overrun-portland-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Joe Cortright argues ODOT&#039;s Rose Quarter project has grown from a $450M approval to a $3.5B estimate, with a $2B funding gap." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16827-odot-rose-quarter-i5-freeway-widening-cost-overrun-portland-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16827-odot-rose-quarter-i5-freeway-widening-cost-overrun-portland-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16827-odot-rose-quarter-i5-freeway-widening-cost-overrun-portland-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16827-odot-rose-quarter-i5-freeway-widening-cost-overrun-portland-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-16827-odot-rose-quarter-i5-freeway-widening-cost-overrun-portland.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Joe Cortright argues ODOT's Rose Quarter project has grown from a $450M approval to a $3.5B estimate, with a $2B funding gap.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: DOT secretary and Maryland governor fire Key Bridge contractor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16145-interstate-bridge-replacement-key-bridge-comparison-cost-analysis-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Maryland fired their bridge contractor over cost concerns while IBR balloons to $18 billion for a shorter span." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16145-interstate-bridge-replacement-key-bridge-comparison-cost-analysis-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16145-interstate-bridge-replacement-key-bridge-comparison-cost-analysis-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16145-interstate-bridge-replacement-key-bridge-comparison-cost-analysis-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16145-interstate-bridge-replacement-key-bridge-comparison-cost-analysis-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16145-interstate-bridge-replacement-key-bridge-comparison-cost-analysis.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Maryland fired their bridge contractor over cost concerns while IBR balloons to $18 billion for a shorter span.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Hood River bridge cost explodes 215 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-Hood-River-bridge-cost-increase-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The Hood River Bridge replacement project sees a 215% cost increase, prompting questions about other major projects like the Interstate Bridge." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-Hood-River-bridge-cost-increase-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-Hood-River-bridge-cost-increase-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-Hood-River-bridge-cost-increase-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-Hood-River-bridge-cost-increase-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-Hood-River-bridge-cost-increase.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>The Hood River Bridge replacement project sees a 215% cost increase, prompting questions about other major projects like the Interstate Bridge.]]></description>
		
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