Updated costs for Interstate Bridge won’t happen until next year

The Columbia River Crossing project's failure due to tolling, light rail extension, and cost issues has resurfaced as the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, facing escalating costs now estimated at $5 to $7.5 billion, raising concerns over funding, transparency, and the true necessity of proposed components like the 3-mile MAX light rail extension and associated infrastructure. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/updated-costs-for-interstate-bridge-wont-happen-until-next-year/ #InterstateBridgeReplacementProgram #IBR #CRC #GregJohnson #ColumbiaRiverCrossing #USCoastGuard #Interstate5 #OregonWalks #JayInslee #KateBrown #LeeBeyer #ZacharyLauritzen #OregonDepartmentOfTransportation #ODOT #WSDOT #WashingtonStateDepartmentOfTransportation #RoseQuarter #Portland #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #TriMet #CTRAN #MAXLightRail #HighCapacityTransit #HurleyDevelopment #ThompsonMetalFab #WashingtonCounty #BetterRed #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday