<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>phased construction &#8211; ClarkCountyToday.com</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/tag/phased-construction/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com</link>
	<description>Your News Source with Integrity</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:08:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	

<image>
	<url>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg</url>
	<title>phased construction &#8211; ClarkCountyToday.com</title>
	<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
<span class="ai-content"></span>
	<item>
		<title>IBR says (again) that light rail to Library Square is not part of first phase of construction</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ibr-says-again-that-light-rail-to-library-square-is-not-part-of-first-phase-of-construction/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ibr-says-again-that-light-rail-to-library-square-is-not-part-of-first-phase-of-construction</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ibr-says-again-that-light-rail-to-library-square-is-not-part-of-first-phase-of-construction/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southwest Washington Regional Transit Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Waterfront]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[light rail extension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[five-mile corridor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evergreen Boulevard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$1 billion grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hayden Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed-span bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Transit Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Steve Witter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phased construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phase 1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waterfront Station]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Route 14]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal approval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capital Investment Grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Valencia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridge replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[north Portland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interstate 5]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Library Square]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$5.7 billion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interstate Bridge Replacement program]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=187603</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16555-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-library-square-vancouver-1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="IBR officials say physical and financial limits make Library Square light rail impossible in Phase 1." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16555-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-library-square-vancouver-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16555-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-library-square-vancouver-1-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16555-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-library-square-vancouver-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16555-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-library-square-vancouver-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Large_Clark-County-Today-16555-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-library-square-vancouver-1.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>IBR officials say physical and financial limits make Library Square light rail impossible in Phase 1.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ibr-says-again-that-light-rail-to-library-square-is-not-part-of-first-phase-of-construction/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/5b78f7-16555-podcast.mp3" length="5024640" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-greg-johnsons-2-million-contract-delivered-a-huge-mess/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-greg-johnsons-2-million-contract-delivered-a-huge-mess</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-greg-johnsons-2-million-contract-delivered-a-huge-mess/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Baltimore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ODOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal insolvency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Brown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regional Transportation Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefit-cost ratio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Cortright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Key Bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon Department of Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sean Duffy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vine Bus Rapid Transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WSP USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STOPS model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transit ridership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost overrun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clark County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carley Francis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interstate Bridge Replacement program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Braun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Wilson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interstate Bridge replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Inslee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Engineering Consultant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver Waterfront]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TriMet MAX Yellow Line]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Department of Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greg Johnson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phased construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WSP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Draft Environmental Impact Statement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vancouver City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[program administrator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kris Strickler]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=185235</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Johnson&#039;s $1.9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16205-greg-johnson-ibr-compensation-interstate-bridge-replacement-cost-overrun.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Johnson's $1.9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-greg-johnsons-2-million-contract-delivered-a-huge-mess/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/dfc5fc-16205-podcast.mp3" length="3115557" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: Let’s build two new bridges</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-lets-build-two-new-bridges/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-lets-build-two-new-bridges</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-lets-build-two-new-bridges/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cascade Board of Directors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-205]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public expenditure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[light rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commuters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[east county bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridge construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governor Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Columbia River crossings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deficit spending]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost overruns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HOV lanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phased construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[car tabs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sound Transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johann Peters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-5 Bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[median household income]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transit bus lanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interstate Bridge replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autonomous vehicles]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/opinion-lets-build-two-new-bridges/</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16175-i5-columbia-river-bridge-replacement-light-rail-clark-county-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Johann Peters argues dropping light rail from the IBR would close a funding gap and free up capital for a second crossing east of I-205." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16175-i5-columbia-river-bridge-replacement-light-rail-clark-county-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16175-i5-columbia-river-bridge-replacement-light-rail-clark-county-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16175-i5-columbia-river-bridge-replacement-light-rail-clark-county-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16175-i5-columbia-river-bridge-replacement-light-rail-clark-county-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Large_Clark-County-Today-16175-i5-columbia-river-bridge-replacement-light-rail-clark-county.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Johann Peters argues dropping light rail from the IBR would close a funding gap and free up capital for a second crossing east of I-205.]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-lets-build-two-new-bridges/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		
		<enclosure url="https://abacusai-apps-ccd5ce37d653fd7df559be4d-us-west-2.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/36040/public/uploads/b19294-16175-podcast.mp3" length="4982400" type="audio/mpeg" />

			</item>
		<item>
		<title>Opinion: ‘The drama and the waste of taxpayer money continues’</title>
		<link>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-drama-and-the-waste-of-taxpayer-money-continues/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=opinion-the-drama-and-the-waste-of-taxpayer-money-continues</link>
					<comments>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-drama-and-the-waste-of-taxpayer-money-continues/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ClarkCountyToday.com]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[federal funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interstate Bridge Replacement program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trump administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAX light rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Meredith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[columns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fixed-span bridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tolls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cascadia Subduction Zone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthquake standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IBR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phased construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clark County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I-5 Bridge replacement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WSDOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Coast Guard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxpayer money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TriMet]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=180718</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15430-john-ley-ibr-bridge-opinion-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Rep. John Ley outlines his objections to the approved fixed-span I-5 Bridge design, citing cost concerns, engineering standards, funding uncertainty, and opposition to light rail and tolls." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15430-john-ley-ibr-bridge-opinion-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15430-john-ley-ibr-bridge-opinion-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15430-john-ley-ibr-bridge-opinion-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15430-john-ley-ibr-bridge-opinion-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15430-john-ley-ibr-bridge-opinion.jpg 1200w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Rep. John Ley outlines his objections to the approved fixed-span I-5 Bridge design, citing cost concerns, engineering standards, funding uncertainty, and opposition to light rail and tolls. ]]></description>
		
					<wfw:commentRss>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-drama-and-the-waste-of-taxpayer-money-continues/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
			<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		
		
			</item>
	<span class="ai-content"></span>
</channel>
</rss>
