Hayden Island – ClarkCountyToday.com

Opinion: IBR program’s $13-17 billion fraud and mismanagement, perpetuated by Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:39:27 +0000

Gary Clark argues IBR hid a $17B cost estimate from lawmakers while spending up to $280M with no public benefit.

Opinion: Comparing destruction vs refurbishment of the Interstate Bridges

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:09:35 +0000

Rep. John Ley argues $390M earmarked for bridge demolition could fund a seismic retrofit and new express span instead.

‘Light rail to nowhere’? Surging costs undercut I-5 bridge transit plan

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 29 May 2026 20:54:15 +0000

Vancouver's promised light rail extension to Library Square has no timeline, and the waterfront station would sit 90 feet above ground.

Opinion: IBR Environmental Review confirms impacts to Hayden Island while leaving key safeguards undefined

ClarkCountyToday.com — Thu, 07 May 2026 20:21:10 +0000

59 residential displacements and up to 15 years of construction face Hayden Island under the IBR's Final SEIS.

Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement design is engineered manslaughter

ClarkCountyToday.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:27:47 +0000

Engineer warns IBR's planned S-curve approach will create deadly conditions worse than San Francisco's accident-prone detour.

Letter: ‘This is the worst thing that ever happened to the region’

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:37:28 +0000

A Hayden Island resident Sam Churchill is criticized in a letter calling the $14 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement project a "boondoggle" that destroys local businesses.

Letter: Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle makes several serious and incorrect engineering statements

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:01:14 +0000

Bob Ortblad critiques engineering claims by Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, highlighting cost and safety advantages of an immersed tunnel for the I-5 crossing.

Letter: British Columbia’s new immersed tunnel can solve Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s $17.7 billion problem

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:17:26 +0000

Bob Ortblad argues that an immersed tunnel similar to a project underway in British Columbia could significantly reduce costs and impacts associated with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:16:16 +0000

Rep. John Ley argues that the Interstate Bridge Replacement proposal is unpreferred, unaffordable, and failing to address congestion, cost transparency, and community concerns.

Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program – incompetence or corruption?

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:48:46 +0000

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