Public Hearing:

Bob Ortblad used AI analysis to flag speed and safety concerns in the IBR's temporary six-lane temporary diversion design.

Bob Ortblad argues preserving current I-5 bridges for local traffic and building an immersed tunnel avoids tolls, reduces congestion, and saves hundreds of millions of dollars.

Bob Ortblad argues IBR's elevated S-curve approach will ice over far more often than the existing ground-level bridge.

Bob Ortblad argues $17.7 billion buys one extra lane for five miles — and 30 years of debt for future generations.

Engineer warns IBR's planned S-curve approach will create deadly conditions worse than San Francisco's accident-prone detour.

YouTube video by Senator Patty Murray

YouTube video by John Ley

Bob Ortblad argues that an immersed tunnel similar to a project underway in British Columbia could significantly reduce costs and impacts associated with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

The Fraser River Tunnel Project is a new, eight-lane immersed tube tunnel under the Fraser River, between Richmond and Delta in the Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada. The new tunnel will have ...

Bob Ortblad argues that an immersed tunnel using sandwich steel-concrete tubes would be a more cost-effective alternative to the current Interstate Bridge Replacement Program design.

YouTube video by Bob Ortblad

Bob Ortblad critiques engineering claims by Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, highlighting cost and safety advantages of an immersed tunnel for the I-5 crossing.

Engineer warns IBR's planned S-curve approach will create deadly conditions worse than San Francisco's accident-prone detour.

Economist Joe Cortright argues that bridge officials are pulling wool over our eyes.

The project's contractor is now offering a January 2028 completion date, ODOT officials told the Oregon Transportation Commission on Thursday.

There’s now one less thing for New Yorkers to dislike about New Jersey.

Nearly two years after the catastrophic collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a long-awaited and very costly rebuild of the lengthy span has moved into the construction phase. The skyline...

Bob Ortblad argues the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is withholding a higher cost estimate while moving forward with limited funding and an unclear construction timeline.

Bob Ortblad argues the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s $13.6 billion cost estimate understates the true expense, citing comparable projects, construction challenges, and engineering assumption...

Three Southwest Washington legislators argue the Interstate Bridge Replacement’s rising costs and added features threaten its viability.

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance sharply criticizes WSDOT Secretary Julie Meredith’s defense of the Interstate Bridge Replacement project, arguing the escalating cost estimates undermine claims the...