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Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program – incompetence or corruption?

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|Date: Monday, November 17, 2025

Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program – incompetence or corruption?

Bob Ortblad argues the IBR is overstating timber pile risks and misusing ground improvement testing on Ha ...

Bob Ortblad argues the IBR is overstating timber pile risks and misusing ground improvement testing on Hayden Island, raising concerns about competence and transparency. ...

Monday, November 17, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Letter: IBR’s billion dollar risk, another Abernethy Bridge financial disaster?

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|Date: Monday, March 17, 2025

Letter: IBR’s billion dollar risk, another Abernethy Bridge financial disaster?

Bob Ortblad raises concerns over the IBR project’s feasibility, comparing its costs to the Abernethy Brid ...

Bob Ortblad raises concerns over the IBR project’s feasibility, comparing its costs to the Abernethy Bridge overruns and pointing to a hidden geotechnical risk. ...

Monday, March 17, 2025
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Letter: ‘IBR’s seismic lie’

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|Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Letter: ‘IBR’s seismic lie’

Engineer Bob Ortblad challenges the IBR Program’s claims about the I-5 Bridge’s seismic vulnerability, ci ...

Engineer Bob Ortblad challenges the IBR Program’s claims about the I-5 Bridge’s seismic vulnerability, citing design concerns. ...

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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Letter: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is hiding its ‘Geotechnical Data Report’

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|Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Letter: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is hiding its ‘Geotechnical Data Report’

Bob Ortblad critiques the IBR program for hiding a crucial geotechnical report. ...

Bob Ortblad critiques the IBR program for hiding a crucial geotechnical report. ...

Monday, November 25, 2024
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POLL: POLL: If project costs continue to rise, what should lawmakers do with the I-5 Bridge replacement plan?*

📉 Scale the project to match available funding
💵 Keep the current scope and seek more funding
⏸️ Pause the project until costs are clearer
❓ Not sure

226 votes

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Vote Results

* Also read: Rep. John Ley issues statement after I-5 Bridge replacement meeting yields few answers

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