Build Two Bridges — Drop the Rail, Cut the Cost

Johann Peters argues the $14.4 billion IBR mega-project is already running a funding deficit — and that removing light rail from the I-5 replacement would bring costs within the $5.5 billion currently available, while freeing resources for a second Columbia River crossing east of I-205. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-lets-build-two-new-bridges/ #Opinion #Transportation #I5Bridge #IBR #ClarkCounty #LightRail #SoundTransit #ColumbiaRiver #Infrastructure #Vancouver