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Opinion: Why the $10 billion dollar price bomb did NOT drop!

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|Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025

Opinion: Why the $10 billion dollar price bomb did NOT drop!

Lars Larson criticizes delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, suggesting politics stalled the “$10 ...

Lars Larson criticizes delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, suggesting politics stalled the “$10 billion price bomb” and questioning funding viability. ...

Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement costs headed to $10 billion, but don’t tell anyone

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|Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025

Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement costs headed to $10 billion, but don’t tell anyone

Economist Joe Cortright criticizes repeated delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, warning the proj ...

Economist Joe Cortright criticizes repeated delays in updated I-5 Bridge cost estimates, warning the project could top $10 billion while officials avoid disclosure. ...

Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Opinion: Dire warning to PDX City Council about $10B bridge project that’s doomed

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|Date: Friday, August 15, 2025

Opinion: Dire warning to PDX City Council about $10B bridge project that’s doomed

Lars Larson warns that hidden cost estimates could push the I-5 Bridge replacement over $10B, citing ODOT ...

Lars Larson warns that hidden cost estimates could push the I-5 Bridge replacement over $10B, citing ODOT’s history of overruns and lack of funding. ...

Friday, August 15, 2025
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Opinion: The Truth behind the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake

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|Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025

Opinion: The Truth behind the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake

John Ley challenges claims about the I-5 Bridge’s earthquake risk, citing low odds for a major Cascadia q ...

John Ley challenges claims about the I-5 Bridge’s earthquake risk, citing low odds for a major Cascadia quake in 50 years and urging investment in multiple seismically sound bridges to reduce congesti ...

Saturday, August 9, 2025
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Opinion: The elephant in Hearing Room A

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, June 9, 2025

Opinion: The elephant in Hearing Room A

Columnist Joe Cortright criticizes Oregon lawmakers for excluding updated cost projections of the I-5 Bri ...

Columnist Joe Cortright criticizes Oregon lawmakers for excluding updated cost projections of the I-5 Bridge replacement project from current transportation funding plans. ...

Monday, June 9, 2025
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Opinion: ‘The IBR project is a perfect example of why less than 25 percent of Americans trust government’

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|Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Opinion: ‘The IBR project is a perfect example of why less than 25 percent of Americans trust government’

Robert Wallis critiques the IBR project, alleging a pattern of deceit by WSDOT bureaucrats and consultant ...

Robert Wallis critiques the IBR project, alleging a pattern of deceit by WSDOT bureaucrats and consultants that has undermined public trust in government. ...

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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Opinion: Another delay for higher IBR costs

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|Date: Monday, June 2, 2025

Opinion: Another delay for higher IBR costs

Joe Cortright warns that repeated postponements in releasing the Interstate Bridge Replacement cost estim ...

Joe Cortright warns that repeated postponements in releasing the Interstate Bridge Replacement cost estimate foreshadow a final price exceeding $9 billion and place Oregon and Washington taxpayers at ...

Monday, June 2, 2025
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Opinion: Hiding the growing cost of the Interstate Bridge replacement

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Friday, July 26, 2024

Opinion: Hiding the growing cost of the Interstate Bridge replacement

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory addresses the rising cost of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement pr ...

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory addresses the rising cost of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project. ...

Friday, July 26, 2024
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I-5 Bridge could face more than a year in delays

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2024

I-5 Bridge could face more than a year in delays

Before construction on the I-5 Bridge can begin and federal funding can be obtained, the program will nee ...

Before construction on the I-5 Bridge can begin and federal funding can be obtained, the program will need to get approval for their plans with the U.S. Coast Guard and complete an environmental impac ...

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
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Opinion: The Interstate Bridge replacement is two years behind schedule

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|Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Opinion: The Interstate Bridge replacement is two years behind schedule

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory reports that the Interstate Bridge project’s Draft SEIS was suppose ...

Joe Cortright of the City Observatory reports that the Interstate Bridge project’s Draft SEIS was supposed to be complete in December 2022 — It now won’t be done before December 2024. ...

Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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