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cost overruns

Opinion: IBR receives federal Record of Decision but major funding questions remain unanswered

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|Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026

Opinion: IBR receives federal Record of Decision but major funding questions remain unanswered

NFBC warns the IBR's $14.4 billion cost leaves roughly $9 billion with no identified funding plan. ...

NFBC warns the IBR's $14.4 billion cost leaves roughly $9 billion with no identified funding plan. ...

Thursday, July 2, 2026
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Opinion: Legislators demand two auxiliary lanes and challenge light rail plans for I-5 Bridge Replacement

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|Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Opinion: Legislators demand two auxiliary lanes and challenge light rail plans for I-5 Bridge Replacement

Legislators from both states pressed IBR staff on auxiliary lanes, tolling diversion, and a $7.65 billion ...

Legislators from both states pressed IBR staff on auxiliary lanes, tolling diversion, and a $7.65 billion cost estimate with no clear path to full funding. ...

Monday, June 15, 2026
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Opinion: Major projects and ODOT’s financial crisis

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|Date: Sunday, June 14, 2026

Opinion: Major projects and ODOT’s financial crisis

Joe Cortright tells Oregon Transportation Commission that ODOT's cost management failures, not fuel effic ...

Joe Cortright tells Oregon Transportation Commission that ODOT's cost management failures, not fuel efficiency, caused its budget crisis. ...

Sunday, June 14, 2026
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Opinion: Transportation officials may be pivoting as costs explode on interstate bridge replacement

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|Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Opinion: Transportation officials may be pivoting as costs explode on interstate bridge replacement

Rail's share of the I-5 bridge budget may be far larger than the 14% figure officials are citing. ...

Rail's share of the I-5 bridge budget may be far larger than the 14% figure officials are citing. ...

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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Opinion: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation

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|Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Opinion: It’s time to save taxpayers from Sound Transit’s strategic misrepresentation

Sound Transit's ST3 rail program faces a $35 billion shortfall, and Southwest Washington taxpayers could ...

Sound Transit's ST3 rail program faces a $35 billion shortfall, and Southwest Washington taxpayers could bear new costs. ...

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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Opinion: Let’s build two new bridges

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|Date: Monday, May 4, 2026

Opinion: Let’s build two new bridges

Johann Peters argues dropping light rail from the IBR would close a funding gap and free up capital for a ...

Johann Peters argues dropping light rail from the IBR would close a funding gap and free up capital for a second crossing east of I-205. ...

Monday, May 4, 2026
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Opinion: IBR still holding and lying about coming billions in cost overruns

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|Date: Thursday, December 18, 2025

Opinion: IBR still holding and lying about coming billions in cost overruns

Joe Cortright argues that Interstate Bridge Replacement officials are deliberately delaying the release o ...

Joe Cortright argues that Interstate Bridge Replacement officials are deliberately delaying the release of an updated cost estimate that he says could push the project toward $10 billion. ...

Thursday, December 18, 2025
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Opinion: Sound Transit – No cause for celebration

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|Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Opinion: Sound Transit – No cause for celebration

Charles Prestrud argues Sound Transit’s costly light rail expansions have failed to boost overall ridersh ...

Charles Prestrud argues Sound Transit’s costly light rail expansions have failed to boost overall ridership or ease Puget Sound congestion. ...

Tuesday, December 9, 2025
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POLL: With IBR Administrator Greg Johnson departing and transit numbers revised downward, what’s next for the I-5 Bridge project?

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|Date: Thursday, October 30, 2025

POLL: With IBR Administrator Greg Johnson departing and transit numbers revised downward, what’s next for the I-5 Bridge project?

A new Clark County Today poll follows Greg Johnson’s announced departure and steep drops in IBR transit p ...

A new Clark County Today poll follows Greg Johnson’s announced departure and steep drops in IBR transit projections, asking readers what direction the I-5 Bridge project should take next. ...

Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Opinion: Why the $10 billion dollar price bomb did NOT drop!

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|Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025

Opinion: Why the $10 billion dollar price bomb did NOT drop!

Lars Larson criticizes delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, suggesting politics stalled the “$10 ...

Lars Larson criticizes delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, suggesting politics stalled the “$10 billion price bomb” and questioning funding viability. ...

Thursday, September 4, 2025
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