Siemens – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Wed, 21 May 2025 14:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg Siemens – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 TriMet seeks $190M-$290M for Interstate Bridge light rail vehicles; charging taxpayers up to $15M per vehicle — triple the $4.5M cost https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/trimet-seeks-190m-290m-for-interstate-bridge-light-rail-vehicles-charging-taxpayers-up-to-15m-per-vehicle-triple-the-4-5m-cost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trimet-seeks-190m-290m-for-interstate-bridge-light-rail-vehicles-charging-taxpayers-up-to-15m-per-vehicle-triple-the-4-5m-cost https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/trimet-seeks-190m-290m-for-interstate-bridge-light-rail-vehicles-charging-taxpayers-up-to-15m-per-vehicle-triple-the-4-5m-cost/#comments Wed, 21 May 2025 01:00:28 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=170421 Rep. John Ley is raising concerns over TriMet's escalating light rail vehicle costs for the IBR project, calling for fiscal transparency and alternatives.

Rep. John Ley is raising concerns over TriMet's escalating light rail vehicle costs for the IBR project, calling for fiscal transparency and alternatives.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/trimet-seeks-190m-290m-for-interstate-bridge-light-rail-vehicles-charging-taxpayers-up-to-15m-per-vehicle-triple-the-4-5m-cost/feed/ 2 POLL: Should funding for I-5 Bridge replacement be funneled to other TriMet projects? https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-should-funding-for-i-5-bridge-replacement-be-funneled-to-other-trimet-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poll-should-funding-for-i-5-bridge-replacement-be-funneled-to-other-trimet-projects https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-should-funding-for-i-5-bridge-replacement-be-funneled-to-other-trimet-projects/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 16:32:49 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=138802 POLL: Should funding for I-5 Bridge replacement be funneled to other TriMet projects?

Should funding for I-5 Bridge replacement be funneled to other TriMet projects?]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-should-funding-for-i-5-bridge-replacement-be-funneled-to-other-trimet-projects/feed/ 0 TriMet Gresham maintenance facility expansion part of IBR https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/trimet-gresham-maintenance-facility-expansion-part-of-ibr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trimet-gresham-maintenance-facility-expansion-part-of-ibr https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/trimet-gresham-maintenance-facility-expansion-part-of-ibr/#comments Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:01:19 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=138537 The Oregon Supreme Court has labeled the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) as a light rail project searching for a bridge, as concerns arise over the inclusion of a TriMet Ruby Junction maintenance facility and the funding of a three-mile MAX Yellow Line extension into Vancouver, which Washington taxpayers are being asked to contribute $150 million towards, raising questions about cost allocation and the necessity of 19 new light rail vehicles for a relatively short extension.

The Oregon Supreme Court has labeled the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) as a light rail project searching for a bridge, as concerns arise over the inclusion of a TriMet Ruby Junction maintenance facility and the funding of a three-mile MAX Yellow Line extension into Vancouver, which Washington taxpayers are being asked to contribute $150 million towards, raising questions about cost allocation and the necessity of 19 new light rail vehicles for a relatively short extension. ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/trimet-gresham-maintenance-facility-expansion-part-of-ibr/feed/ 1