The Bridge Debate; When Will It End?

While I rarely cross the current I-5 bridge over the Columbia River, my opinion counts too.

For months the debate has raged over the proposed replacement of the interstate which connects Vancouver and Portland via I-5. With a sliding price, more accurately ascending, now estimated at $4.2 Billion, the project is projected to cost twice as much as originally thought.

As a gainfully employed taxpayer, I am scrutinizing this plan for significant personal and/or community benefit.

http://www.assmotax.org/Releases/AMCT%20release:%20building%20more%20roads%20relieves%20your%20wallet,%20not%20congestion.php

http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/CurrentTopics/LPA.aspx

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1218947109273750.xml&coll=7

http://www.kgw.com/environment/stories/kgw_081608_news_I-5_bridge_impacts.4492c36.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Bridge

http://news.opb.org/article/2750-protesters-voice-opposition-new-bridge-lng-pipeline/