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: Greg Johnson’s $2 million contract delivered a huge mess
Johnson’s $1.9M pay coincided with IBR costs tripling and construction timeline doubling to 20 years. - Cracking down on rough roads along I-5 in Vancouver
Crews are rebuilding 2.2 miles of southbound I-5 using a crack, seat and overlay method through summer 2026. - Opinion: IBR Environmental Review confirms impacts to Hayden Island while leaving key safeguards undefined
59 residential displacements and up to 15 years of construction face Hayden Island under the IBR’s Final SEIS. - Vancouver prepares for 2026 pavement season
Vancouver’s $14 million pavement program will pave or preserve over 100 lane miles of street this summer. - Letter: Interstate Bridge Replacement lies and nonsense
Ortblad’s comment asked whether IBR studied routing 28,000 daily trucks to rail and I-205 by 2040.
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