Costs for the Interstate Bridge replacement have more than doubled to as much as $17.7B, raising funding concerns despite U.S ...

Leaders of the Interstate Bridge Replacement project were in the hot seat at the Oregon Transportation Commission meeting Jan ...

The estimated price tag more than doubled from $6 billion to $13.6 billion, but staff told a bistate panel Dec. 15 it didn’t ...

Thursday’s Oregon Transportation Commission meeting came only days after news broke that cost estimates for the project had more than doubled, to a range of $12.2 billion to $17.7 billion. The ...

Nigel Jaquiss of the Oregon Journalism Project broke the story earlier this month. ARC PDX's Barry Mangold interviewed ...

The program's interim administrator told commissioners IBRP's rising costs reflect what has been seen nationwide.

The decision settles a big lingering question: whether the new bridge will need to match the current bridge's 178-foot ...

The $13.6 billion estimate is for the entire project, which includes not just the bridge itself but also a light rail extension and upgrades along five miles of I-5.

Despite federal approval and plans for contractor bids, uncertainty over escalating costs threatens the viability of the Columbia River bridge replacement project.

The last official cost estimate was $6 billion in early 2023. In recent months, project officials have told state lawmakers that the new estimate wasn't ready yet.

Interstate Bridge project cost estimates soar up to $17.7B Funding gaps remain despite $5 billion identified from state, ...