What Cincinnati’s Brent Spence Bridge can tell Portland There's plenty of time to fix the Interstate Bridge Project Contrary to claims made by OregonDOT and WSDOT officials, the federal government allows considerable flexibility in funding and re-designing, especially shrink... → By Joe Cortright 9.5.2023 Discussion |
Why can’t ODOT tell the truth? The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) can't tell the truth about the width of proposed $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement Project ODOT is more than doubling the width of the bridge from its existing 77 ... → By Joe Cortright 1.5.2023 Discussion |
A blank check for the highway lobby: HB 2098-2 The HB 2098 "-2" amendments are perhaps the most fiscally irresponsible legislation ever to be considered by the Oregon Legislature. They constitute an open-ended promise by the Oregon Legislature to pay however much m... → By Joe Cortright 20.4.2023 Discussion |
IBR’s plan to sabotage the moveable span option IBR officials are planning to sabotage the analysis of a moveable span options as part of the Interstate Bridge Project The Coast Guard has said a replacement for the existing I-5 bridges would need a 178 foot navigatio... → By Joe Cortright 5.4.2023 Discussion |
The Color of Money: Bailing out highways with flexible federal funds ODOT grabs a billion dollars that could be used for bikes, pedestrians and transit, and allocates it to pay highway bills. Oregon highways are out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the cost of ... → By Joe Cortright 30.3.2023 Discussion |
What Cincinnati’s Brent Spence Bridge can tell Portland
There's plenty of time to fix the Interstate Bridge Project Contrary to claims made by OregonDOT and WSDOT officials, the federal government allows considerable flexibility in funding and re-designing, especially shrink... →
Discussion
|Why can’t ODOT tell the truth?
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) can't tell the truth about the width of proposed $7.5 billion Interstate Bridge Replacement Project ODOT is more than doubling the width of the bridge from its existing 77 ... →
Discussion
|A blank check for the highway lobby: HB 2098-2
The HB 2098 "-2" amendments are perhaps the most fiscally irresponsible legislation ever to be considered by the Oregon Legislature. They constitute an open-ended promise by the Oregon Legislature to pay however much m... →
Discussion
|IBR’s plan to sabotage the moveable span option
IBR officials are planning to sabotage the analysis of a moveable span options as part of the Interstate Bridge Project The Coast Guard has said a replacement for the existing I-5 bridges would need a 178 foot navigatio... →
Discussion
|The Color of Money: Bailing out highways with flexible federal funds
ODOT grabs a billion dollars that could be used for bikes, pedestrians and transit, and allocates it to pay highway bills. Oregon highways are out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the cost of ... →
Discussion
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