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Opinion: You can build your way out of traffic congestion

Rep. John Ley says high capacity transit not needed for federal dollars as Brent Spence Bridge shows

Opinion: You can build your way out of traffic congestion Rep. John Ley says high capacity transit not needed for federal dollars as Brent Spence Bridge shows John Ley for Clark County TodayDate: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 There is not enough vehicle capacity, not enough lanes and transportation corridors in the Portland metro area to handle all […]

Is a tunnel actually viable for crossing the Columbia River?

Is a tunnel actually viable for crossing the Columbia River? IBR miscalculates amount of excavation needed by a factor of four John Leyfor Clark County Today The Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) team says quantity errors are not uncommon in the development of conceptual work. That was demonstrated after the price tag for the project jumped from a […]

Opinion: The IBR ‘guessed and guessed low’ on project costs

Opinion: The IBR ‘guessed and guessed low’ on project costs Rep. John Ley continues to question multiple numbers on the I-5 Bridge replacement project John Ley for Clark County TodayDate: Thursday, June 19, 2025 When Lars Larson and I spoke a couple weeks ago, we talked about the fact that Program Administrator Greg Johnson and his Interstate Bridge Replacement […]

Opinion: An accusation of ‘multiple inaccuracies and defamatory statements’

‘Politics are overriding common sense’ when it comes to the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Opinion: An accusation of ‘multiple inaccuracies and defamatory statements’ Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares the full details of a critical exchange with IBR Program Administrator Greg Johnson, who objected to claims made in a recent column about the light rail and bridge project. File photo Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares a […]