I-5 freeway ‘immersed tunnel’ model on display in Vancouver today
Advocates of the tunnel say the model ‘exposes false assumptions’ by IBRP staff.
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Advocates of the tunnel say the model ‘exposes false assumptions’ by IBRP staff.
It came during a meeting back in December that just surfaced online.
Doubt is creeping into I-5 expansion plans.
To Bob Ortblad, a retired civil engineer who lives in Seattle, the team behind the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP) – the plan to expand I-5 bridge between Vancouver and Portland across the Columbia River – have it all wrong. While other advocates have proposed alternatives to the highway expansion, like congestion pricing or a … Read more
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