Video courtesy KOIN TV
Bob Ortblad asks area residents to imagine the noise and toxic pollution of 130,000 cars and 14,000 trucks will rain down on Vancouver’s future Public Market
Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are those of the author alone and may not reflect the editorial position of ClarkCountyToday.com
When asked on KOIN News about the impact of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBR) on the Port of Vancouver’s Terminal 1, Administrator Greg Johnson vainly spins IBR’s massive bridge approaches.
“We think that it’s going to be tremendously complimentary,” Johnson stated.
Imagine the noise and toxic pollution of 130,000 cars and 14,000 trucks will rain down on Vancouver’s future Public Market!
The IBR continues to hide the devastation its bridge approaches will inflict on Vancouver and Hayden Island. The IBR has never presented realistic graphics or scale models of these approaches.
The IBR fraudulently disqualified an immersed tunnel alternative that would protect Vancouver, Hayden Island, and Fort Vancouver. An immersed tunnel will also enable the construction of a quiet and clean Vancouver Public Market.
Bob Ortblad MSCE, MBA
Seattle
Also read:
- Opinion: Legislators demand two auxiliary lanes and challenge light rail plans for I-5 Bridge Replacement
Legislators from both states pressed IBR staff on auxiliary lanes, tolling diversion, and a $7.65 billion cost estimate with no clear path to full funding. - Opinion: Major projects and ODOT’s financial crisis
Joe Cortright tells Oregon Transportation Commission that ODOT’s cost management failures, not fuel efficiency, caused its budget crisis. - POLL: Should federal transportation officials delay approval of the Interstate Bridge replacement project until a new review is completed?
Rep. John Ley urges U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to delay the $15 billion Interstate Bridge replacement project pending new federal review. - Rep. John Ley asks transportation secretary to deny Record of Decision for I-5 Bridge replacement project
Ley cited scope creep and fiscal irresponsibility in urging Duffy to block the $15 billion bridge ROD. - As summer days approach more construction comes to area roadways
A worker was struck and thrown 20 feet by a distracted driver in a Clark County work zone last summer.
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