IBR's Traffic Forecasts: A $15 Billion Miscalculation?

Joe Cortright of City Observatory argues the IBR's own investment grade analysis — produced by Stantec at a cost of $2.3 million — shows I-5 bridge traffic dropping from 127,000 vehicles daily to about 77,000 under $4.60 tolls, with tens of thousands diverting to I-205. IBR officials call the numbers "too conservative," but Washington's own toll projects — SR 520 and Tacoma Narrows — both fell far short of their investment grade predictions. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-investment-of-grade-forecasts-actually-over-estimate-future-traffic/ #I5Bridge #InterstateBridge #IBR #Tolls #Transportation #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #WashingtonState #Opinion #Infrastructure ---