An IBR document shows a bridge is cheap enough to be toll-free! (And we probably already have the money!) By Jim Karlock No-Tolls.com Outline: Build the bridge NOW and build less needed elements over time: Build Oregon & Washington interchanges as road money becomes available. Build light rail when there is enough demand for transit to justify...
by Warren S. December 22, 2025 in Mobility Credits: Ben Karpinski Confirmed by Transportation Officials: Drivers will see a retro ’70s change rolling out in the new year “Gas prices are skyrocketing” — One state approves new bill to help drivers save up to $0.20 per gallon Goodbye to white crosswalks: This state tested green roads for...
IP-31 would give Oregonians the final say on all tolling proposals — including I-5 and I-205 projects Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025 — Clark County Today With proposed tolls looming over several major Oregon transportation corridors, the Vote Before Tolls campaign is gaining traction statewide. Spearheaded by Dean Suhr and supported by grassroots coalitions such as Neighbors for a...
Congestion levy jumps to nearly $25 By Post Editorial Board Published May 27, 2025 As Gov. Kathy Hochul and other New York politicians gloat over court rulings that protect their “congestion pricing” fees, ponder this: London’s “congestion” levy is about to jump to nearly $25, up from $20. That is: A toll set at £5 back in 2003 had tripled...
House Bill 2931 opens the path for tolling for the Interstate 5 highway bridge Saturday May 24, 2025 Oregon Catalyst By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregon Senate passed House Bill 2931 to advance tolling of the Interstate-5 replacement bridge. We have seen toll estimates as high as $8.00 to cross the bridge. House Bill 2931 explanation...
Bill allows ODOT to impose civil fines and deny vehicle registration by Vasili Varlamos Thu, May 8th 2025 SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — A bill laying the legal groundwork for collecting tolls to help fund the I-5 bridge replacement passed the Oregon House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill outlines how Oregon can partner with Washington state to...
Tolling delayed one year until Spring 2027 Saturday, May 10, 2025 Construction timeline now up to 15 years Rep. John Ley for Clark County Today The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) met Thursday (May 8) and got updates on both the Interstate Bridge replacement project as well as the Rose Quarter project. Both projects have significant...
Toll rates were previously going to be set this summer, with collection on the current bridges starting in spring 2026. Everything has now been pushed back a year. Anthony Macuk (KGW) Published: May 7, 2025 PORTLAND, Ore. — Drivers who have been dreading the start of tolling on the Interstate Bridge next year appear set...
Tolls intended to price the poor out of their cars By Taylor Walters Published April 26, 2025 NY Post U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy slammed congestion pricing as Gov. Hochul’s “warped” war on the middle class — intended to price the poor out of their cars and into the filthy, unsafe underground. The goal of Hochul’s wildly unpopular...
Escalating project expenses and funding shortfalls blamed by Victor Park, KATU Staff Thu, April 17th 2025 at 4:12 PM Updated Thu, April 17th 2025 at 11:17 PM The Interstate 5 bridge linking Portland and Vancouver is seen Thursday, April 17, 2025, looking north from Hayden Island. (Victor Park/KATU) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A civil engineering and business expert...
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