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

Rep. John Ley introduced legislation requiring an independent audit of the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Project to review ...

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

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 ...

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

The project to replace the Interstate 5 bridge between Oregon and Washington cleared a major hurdle Friday, as the U.S. Coast ...

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.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The price tag for the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project has risen to a staggering $13.6 billion, according to a set of preliminary cost estimate documents dated August 2025 ...

New estimates indicate the cost of operating and maintaining light rail trains and express buses on the planned Interstate 5 replacement bridge will likely be less than half the $21.8 million annual ...

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