Put a fork in it: the CRC is done.

So the bridge can't get funding until the Vancouverites decide that not only do they WANT light rail but they are willing to pay for it? Never going to happen. They want a huge bridge but they want it without more taxes, light rail, or tolls.

Maybe it's for the best that everyone just decides it's not going to happen and move to other projects.

"Maybe it's for the best that everyone just decides it's not going to happen and move to other projects."

Until the existing bridge falls down? Whatever. I agree it will probably not happen.

The idea that a plan put together over many years by a group of something like 35 regional partners can be undone by Robert Liberty is ridiculous. This is the type of stuff that will get Metro and Pdx written off by everyone else across two states.

I hope that both Salem and Olympia learn an important lesson about trying to work with anyone in the Pdx bubble in the future, and just complete these types of projects without consulting us.

That bridge falling down would skyrocket my North Portland home's value. Imagine how peaceful the streets will be when cars with Washington license plates aren't whizing up them trying to make good time. I'd laugh every day when the Clark county sprawl loving knuckle draggers have only the Glen Jackson bridge. So YES. Please.

@ Blabby- I agree, the Interstate bridge will probably not fall down, esp if we add earthquake reinforcements

As we all know, the most likely bridges to fall down first are the Sellwood, the Marquam, and the Ross Island, as established by the most recent engineering analysis. If the I-5 bridge falls down first, we'll have the Mayans to blame, or something. Blabby, if you're so worried about the safety of the I-5 Bridge, why aren't you suggesting that we institute a toll, so that we can get the same traffic into fewer cars? Actually, that's kind of a good idea anyway, but the enlightened people of Vancouver you admire so much would sooner drink Drano than pay a toll.

The kind of earthquake that would take down the existing I-5 bridge would also crack the dams. So yes, the bridge may indeed fall down, shortly before it gets hit with a massive wall of water.

It is actually an interesting argument, if you are an insurance investigator. See if you have a house, and it floods in a hurricane, then it is covered by flood insurance which you may or may not have, and may or may not be subsidized by the federal government (depending on your location.) However, if it catches fire, (which happens quite often in hurricanes; gas lines break and stuff,) before it floods then it is covered by the fire insurance...

As such, I imagine the corps of engineers (who own and manage the dams,) would want to know if the bridge fell down before the wall of water hit it. If the water hit after it had fallen down, then they wouldn't have to rebuild it, where as if their dam failing caused it to fall down, they would have to rebuild it. Not that that changes anything, it would still be paid for by the taxpayers and we still wouldn't have a bridge at all for a while, but it is interesting...

"I hope that both Salem and Olympia learn an important lesson about trying to work with anyone in the Pdx bubble in the future, and just complete these types of projects without consulting us."

I was under the impression that even if Salem excluded Portland in the process Olympia would still have to deal with the fact that Vancouver doesn't want to have to pay for anything. They can't get the funding without the voters approving the tax yeah?