drilled shafts – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:42:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg drilled shafts – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s safety? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-programs-safety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-programs-safety https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-programs-safety/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:42:46 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-programs-safety/ Bob Ortblad argues IBR's elevated S-curve approach will ice over far more often than the existing ground-level bridge.

Bob Ortblad argues IBR's elevated S-curve approach will ice over far more often than the existing ground-level bridge.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-programs-safety/feed/ 4 Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement $13.6 billion estimate is too low!  https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-13-6-billion-estimate-is-too-low/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-13-6-billion-estimate-is-too-low https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-13-6-billion-estimate-is-too-low/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:43:44 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=180724 Bob Ortblad argues the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s $13.6 billion cost estimate understates the true expense, citing comparable projects, construction challenges, and engineering assumptions.

Bob Ortblad argues the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s $13.6 billion cost estimate understates the true expense, citing comparable projects, construction challenges, and engineering assumptions.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-13-6-billion-estimate-is-too-low/feed/ 2 Letter: Has $450 million been wasted on a bridge that’s too low for the Coast Guard with a foundation too costly to build? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-has-450-million-been-wasted-on-a-bridge-thats-too-low-for-the-coast-guard-with-a-foundation-too-costly-to-build/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-has-450-million-been-wasted-on-a-bridge-thats-too-low-for-the-coast-guard-with-a-foundation-too-costly-to-build https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-has-450-million-been-wasted-on-a-bridge-thats-too-low-for-the-coast-guard-with-a-foundation-too-costly-to-build/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:21:11 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=180206 A Seattle engineer questions whether hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on a bridge design he argues is unnecessarily risky and costly compared to an immersed tunnel alternative.

A Seattle engineer questions whether hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on a bridge design he argues is unnecessarily risky and costly compared to an immersed tunnel alternative. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-has-450-million-been-wasted-on-a-bridge-thats-too-low-for-the-coast-guard-with-a-foundation-too-costly-to-build/feed/ 1 Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program – incompetence or corruption? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-incompetence-or-corruption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-incompetence-or-corruption https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-incompetence-or-corruption/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:48:46 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=178433 Bob Ortblad argues the IBR is overstating timber pile risks and misusing ground improvement testing on Hayden Island, raising concerns about competence and transparency.

Bob Ortblad argues the IBR is overstating timber pile risks and misusing ground improvement testing on Hayden Island, raising concerns about competence and transparency. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-incompetence-or-corruption/feed/ 1 Letter: IBR’s billion dollar risk, another Abernethy Bridge financial disaster? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-ibrs-billion-dollar-risk-another-abernethy-bridge-financial-disaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-ibrs-billion-dollar-risk-another-abernethy-bridge-financial-disaster https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-ibrs-billion-dollar-risk-another-abernethy-bridge-financial-disaster/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:11:10 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=167537 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.

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.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-ibrs-billion-dollar-risk-another-abernethy-bridge-financial-disaster/feed/ 0 Letter: ‘IBR’s seismic lie’ https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-ibrs-seismic-lie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-ibrs-seismic-lie https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-ibrs-seismic-lie/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:09:21 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=165768 Engineer Bob Ortblad challenges the IBR Program’s claims about the I-5 Bridge’s seismic vulnerability, citing design concerns.

Engineer Bob Ortblad challenges the IBR Program’s claims about the I-5 Bridge’s seismic vulnerability, citing design concerns.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-ibrs-seismic-lie/feed/ 0 Letter: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is hiding its ‘Geotechnical Data Report’ https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-is-hiding-its-geotechnical-data-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=letter-the-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-is-hiding-its-geotechnical-data-report https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-is-hiding-its-geotechnical-data-report/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 01:41:37 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=163009 Bob Ortblad critiques the IBR program for hiding a crucial geotechnical report.

Bob Ortblad critiques the IBR program for hiding a crucial geotechnical report.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-interstate-bridge-replacement-program-is-hiding-its-geotechnical-data-report/feed/ 4