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		<title>POLL: Should federal transportation officials delay approval of the Interstate Bridge replacement project until a new review is completed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16423-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-federal-review-i5-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Rep. John Ley urges U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to delay the $15 billion Interstate Bridge replacement project pending new federal review." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16423-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-federal-review-i5-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16423-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-federal-review-i5-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16423-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-federal-review-i5-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16423-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-federal-review-i5-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16423-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-federal-review-i5.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Rep. John Ley urges U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to delay the $15 billion Interstate Bridge replacement project pending new federal review.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rep. John Ley asks transportation secretary to deny Record of Decision for I-5 Bridge replacement project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16416-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-record-of-decision-fed-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Ley cited scope creep and fiscal irresponsibility in urging Duffy to block the $15 billion bridge ROD." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16416-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-record-of-decision-fed-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16416-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-record-of-decision-fed-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16416-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-record-of-decision-fed-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16416-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-record-of-decision-fed-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-16416-rep-john-ley-interstate-bridge-replacement-record-of-decision-fed.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Ley cited scope creep and fiscal irresponsibility in urging Duffy to block the $15 billion bridge ROD.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement project – Tolls will cause massive traffic diversion to I-205</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-i-5-bridge-replacement-project-tolls-will-cause-massive-traffic-diversion-to-i-205/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-i-5-bridge-replacement-project-tolls-will-cause-massive-traffic-diversion-to-i-205</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16295-i5-bridge-replacement-toll-diversion-i205-columbia-river-traffic-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Stantec&#039;s investment-grade study projects I-5 traffic dropping from 127,000 to 77,000 vehicles per day once tolls begin." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16295-i5-bridge-replacement-toll-diversion-i205-columbia-river-traffic-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16295-i5-bridge-replacement-toll-diversion-i205-columbia-river-traffic-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16295-i5-bridge-replacement-toll-diversion-i205-columbia-river-traffic-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16295-i5-bridge-replacement-toll-diversion-i205-columbia-river-traffic-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16295-i5-bridge-replacement-toll-diversion-i205-columbia-river-traffic.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Stantec's investment-grade study projects I-5 traffic dropping from 127,000 to 77,000 vehicles per day once tolls begin.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Interstate Bridge replacement – the forever project</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15628-Joe-cortright-opinion-i5-bridge-columbia-river-replacement-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Joe Cortright argues the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project could bring tolling and traffic disruptions on I-5 through the mid-2040s." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15628-Joe-cortright-opinion-i5-bridge-columbia-river-replacement-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15628-Joe-cortright-opinion-i5-bridge-columbia-river-replacement-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15628-Joe-cortright-opinion-i5-bridge-columbia-river-replacement-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15628-Joe-cortright-opinion-i5-bridge-columbia-river-replacement-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-15628-Joe-cortright-opinion-i5-bridge-columbia-river-replacement.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Joe Cortright argues the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project could bring tolling and traffic disruptions on I-5 through the mid-2040s. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: Interstate Bridge: $273 million on consultants for ‘basically the same project?’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15067-ibr-consulting-costs-coritright-analysis-I-5-Bridge-Andi-Schwartz-250715-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="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." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15067-ibr-consulting-costs-coritright-analysis-I-5-Bridge-Andi-Schwartz-250715-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15067-ibr-consulting-costs-coritright-analysis-I-5-Bridge-Andi-Schwartz-250715-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15067-ibr-consulting-costs-coritright-analysis-I-5-Bridge-Andi-Schwartz-250715-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15067-ibr-consulting-costs-coritright-analysis-I-5-Bridge-Andi-Schwartz-250715-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Large_Clark-County-Today-15067-ibr-consulting-costs-coritright-analysis-I-5-Bridge-Andi-Schwartz-250715.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>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.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Opinion: ‘The Interstate Bridge project lacks billions in funding from both Oregon and Washington’</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 17:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-interstate-bridge-opinion-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Lars Larson criticizes Oregon’s funding decisions, highlighting the billions missing from both states for the Interstate Bridge replacement project and calling it a dead-end effort lacking Coast Guard approval." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-interstate-bridge-opinion-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-interstate-bridge-opinion-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-interstate-bridge-opinion-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-interstate-bridge-opinion-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-lars-larson-interstate-bridge-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Lars Larson criticizes Oregon’s funding decisions, highlighting the billions missing from both states for the Interstate Bridge replacement project and calling it a dead-end effort lacking Coast Guard approval.]]></description>
		
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		<title>IBR Program requests NMFS authorization to potentially harm &#038; harass Columbia River marine life over five-year period</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-neighbors-better-crossing-ibrp-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Neighbors for a Better Crossing urges public input on IBRP’s impact on marine life." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-neighbors-better-crossing-ibrp-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-neighbors-better-crossing-ibrp-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-neighbors-better-crossing-ibrp-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-neighbors-better-crossing-ibrp-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Large_Clark-County-Today-neighbors-better-crossing-ibrp.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Neighbors for a Better Crossing urges public input on IBRP’s impact on marine life.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: Gadflies unite!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Shauna-Walters_Letter_Gadflies-Unite-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Shauna Walters responds to IBR&#039;s Greg Johnson calling project opponents &quot;gadflies&quot; and urges continued opposition to costly light rail plans." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Shauna-Walters_Letter_Gadflies-Unite-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Shauna-Walters_Letter_Gadflies-Unite-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Shauna-Walters_Letter_Gadflies-Unite-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Shauna-Walters_Letter_Gadflies-Unite-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-Shauna-Walters_Letter_Gadflies-Unite.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Shauna Walters responds to IBR's Greg Johnson calling project opponents "gadflies" and urges continued opposition to costly light rail plans.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rep. John Ley issues statement after Marie Gluesenkamp Perez invites the USDOT Secretary to discuss the I-5 Bridge Replacement Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-John_Ley_I5_Bridge_Statement-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Rep. John Ley criticizes the I-5 Bridge project, arguing it prioritizes transit over reducing congestion and saving time." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-John_Ley_I5_Bridge_Statement-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-John_Ley_I5_Bridge_Statement-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-John_Ley_I5_Bridge_Statement-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-John_Ley_I5_Bridge_Statement-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Large_Clark-County-Today-John_Ley_I5_Bridge_Statement.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Rep. John Ley criticizes the I-5 Bridge project, arguing it prioritizes transit over reducing congestion and saving time.]]></description>
		
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		<title>WA, OR continue to consider tolls for Interstate Bridge replacement project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-WA_OR_interstate_bridge_toll_discussions_1-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="WA and OR consider tolls for Interstate Bridge Replacement project connecting the two states." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-WA_OR_interstate_bridge_toll_discussions_1-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-WA_OR_interstate_bridge_toll_discussions_1-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-WA_OR_interstate_bridge_toll_discussions_1-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-WA_OR_interstate_bridge_toll_discussions_1-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Large_Clark-County-Today-WA_OR_interstate_bridge_toll_discussions_1.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>WA and OR consider tolls for Interstate Bridge Replacement project connecting the two states.]]></description>
		
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