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Letter: A call for competent Interstate Bridge project management

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Letter: A call for competent Interstate Bridge project management

Rick Vermeers argues that unchecked scope, rising costs, and missed timelines threaten the survival of th ...

Rick Vermeers argues that unchecked scope, rising costs, and missed timelines threaten the survival of the Interstate Bridge Replacement project unless light rail is removed. ...

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: TriMet’s fiscal cliff continues to be a warning to Clark County and Oregon residents

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Opinion: TriMet’s fiscal cliff continues to be a warning to Clark County and Oregon residents

Rep. John Ley’s opinion column details TriMet’s worsening finances, warning Clark County residents about ...

Rep. John Ley’s opinion column details TriMet’s worsening finances, warning Clark County residents about the risks of any financial ties to the transit agency. ...

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Boondoggle bridge blocks waterway, bribes required

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Opinion: Boondoggle bridge blocks waterway, bribes required

Lars Larson criticizes plans for the Interstate Bridge replacement, citing low clearance, high costs, and ...

Lars Larson criticizes plans for the Interstate Bridge replacement, citing low clearance, high costs, and growing public opposition. ...

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Agreements reached with four river users identified as impacted by proposed I-5 Bridge replacement

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Agreements reached with four river users identified as impacted by proposed I-5 Bridge replacement

Oregon and Washington officials signed agreements with four river users to support a proposed 116-foot fi ...

Oregon and Washington officials signed agreements with four river users to support a proposed 116-foot fixed-span I-5 Bridge replacement submitted for Coast Guard review. ...

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Outrageous 32% WSP profits for IBR consulting

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, November 10, 2025

Opinion: Outrageous 32% WSP profits for IBR consulting

Rep. John Ley criticizes WSP’s 32 percent profit on the IBR consulting contract, which has ballooned from ...

Rep. John Ley criticizes WSP’s 32 percent profit on the IBR consulting contract, which has ballooned from $44 million to $293.5 million through multiple amendments and “extra work.” ...

Monday, November 10, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Thursday, November 6, 2025

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

Joe Cortright questions how the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project has spent more than $273 million on ...

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 Crossi ...

Thursday, November 6, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: IBR’s problems are much deeper than its leadership

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Monday, October 27, 2025

Opinion: IBR’s problems are much deeper than its leadership

Joe Cortright of City Observatory says Greg Johnson’s departure from the Interstate Bridge Replacement Pr ...

Joe Cortright of City Observatory says Greg Johnson’s departure from the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program won’t fix its systemic issues, calling the IBR a costly repeat of the failed Columbia Riv ...

Monday, October 27, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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Opinion: Is IBR administrator jumping off a sinking ship?

Posted by Ken Vance, Editor
|Date: Friday, October 24, 2025

Opinion: Is IBR administrator jumping off a sinking ship?

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance analyzes Greg Johnson’s departure from the I-5 Bridge Replacement Pro ...

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance analyzes Greg Johnson’s departure from the I-5 Bridge Replacement Program, suggesting the move signals deeper trouble for the costly, long-delayed project. ...

Friday, October 24, 2025
| by Ken Vance, Editor

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Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement falling further behind

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Opinion: I-5 Bridge replacement falling further behind

Joe Cortright says the I-5 Bridge replacement is more than two years behind schedule, with the Record of ...

Joe Cortright says the I-5 Bridge replacement is more than two years behind schedule, with the Record of Decision now unlikely before April 2026, raising costs and taxpayer concerns. ...

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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

Posted by ClarkCountyToday.com
|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
| by ClarkCountyToday.com

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