Rep. John Ley’s new bill calls for an independent audit of Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Project

Hidden costs, withheld documents, and a $17 billion question – Why the Interstate Bridge Replacement demands immediate oversight
Opinion: Hidden costs, withheld documents, and a $17 billion question – Why the Interstate Bridge Replacement demands immediate oversight

Hidden costs, withheld documents, and a $17 billion question – Why the Interstate Bridge Replacement demands immediate oversight
Opinion: ‘The IBR team has been lying to us and thanks to a veteran Oregon journalist, we have the smoking gun’

Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal
Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal

Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal
Opinion: IBR still holding and lying about coming billions in cost overruns

Opinion: The unpreferred and unaffordable Interstate Bridge replacement proposal
Opinion: You can build your way out of traffic congestion

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’

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 […]
Opinion: Why would C-TRAN Board members put the agency on the hook for $7.2 million annually if they don’t have to?

Opinion: Why would C-TRAN Board members put the agency on the hook for $7.2 million annually if they don’t have to? Ken Vance questions why C-TRAN Board members would commit the agency to $7.2 million in annual light rail costs when the IBR administrator says alternative funding is possible. Photo by Andi Schwartz Clark County […]