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Letter: The IBR’s concrete obscenity

ClarkCountyToday.com — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:57:01 +0000

Bob Ortblad argues $17.7 billion buys one extra lane for five miles — and 30 years of debt for future generations.

Washington and Oregon transportation commissions discuss tolling options

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:00:08 +0000

I-5 tolls could range from $1.55 to $4.70 depending on the plan, with final rates set in late 2027.

Letter: Buyer beware (caveat emptor)

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:32:26 +0000

Bob Ortblad argues the IBR recycled a $200M bridge design while spending $30M on public relations.

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: 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: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s $141 million bribe can be better spent on sandwich steel-concrete tubes

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 02:37:33 +0000

Bob Ortblad argues that an immersed tunnel using sandwich steel-concrete tubes would be a more cost-effective alternative to the current Interstate Bridge Replacement Program design.

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: Interstate Bridge: $273 million on consultants for ‘basically the same project?’

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:14 +0000

Joe Cortright questions how the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has spent more than $273 million on consultants for what he calls “basically the same project” as the failed Columbia River Crossing.

Letter: ‘The Port of Vancouver should withdraw its support for the IBR’s bridge design’

ClarkCountyToday.com — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:36:20 +0000

Seattle resident Bob Ortblad urges the Port of Vancouver to withdraw its support for the IBR bridge design, arguing it would harm the Terminal 1 Public Market and create severe noise and air pollution along the Columbia River waterfront.

Letter: The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program must solicit a design-build bid

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:34:00 +0000

Bob Ortblad urges the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to consider an immersed tunnel alternative, arguing it would be safer, faster, and more cost-effective than a new bridge.