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

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

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

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.

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 $13.6 billion estimate is for the entire project, which includes not just the bridge itself but also a light rail ...

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

Sen. Cantwell said the decision allows U.S. transportation leaders to complete their environmental review of the program.

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 ...

Just weeks ago, IBR staff told lawmakers that they didn't have a new cost estimate to give. As it turns out, they did have one — but they say it's not final.

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. At a Dec. 15 public hearing on the Interstate Bridge Replacement project, government employees who ...