Interstate Bridge Replacement’s massive Vancouver interchange will be a wall of concrete and noise blocking access to Fort Vancouver. An Immersed Tunnel will provide a connecting Riverfront Park. Fort Vancouver Fort Vancouver Port of Vancouver USA

Ski jumps don't have curves. The IBR’s Vancouver bridge approach will be north facing with a -4% grade and S-curve. It will be often covered with ice from freezing rain, fog, or snow. A 40-ton semi-truck cannot make IBR’s -4% icy curves. Immersed Tunnel safer. FMCSA

July 15, 2021 IBR’s error-filled “Tunnel Concept Assessment” disqualified a tunnel. June 17, 2022 USCG suggests tunnel evaluation. Feb. 8, 2023 USCG says IBR may not have a permittable alternative. IBR continues to ignore tunnel alternative. Link USCG dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organizati…

Greg Johnson was repeatedly told for 2 years that excavation & dredging estimates were wildly inflated. A Public Disclosure Request forced, “We readily admit we made a mistake.” Mr. Johnson will be remined until fraudulent IBR report is retracted, & independent study completed.

Rearranging Seven Interchanges The futility of solving congestion! $5,000,000,000 for one more lane. Fewer cars with work at home, buy online, more public transit will cure congestion. See following thread.

Better Economics! Build an Immersed Tunnel for traffic. Repurpose current I-5 bridges for light rail and bike/pedestrian path, saving $250 million. Rep. Perez is worried about $40,000 for bridge grease. IBR is spending $200,000,000 on consultants to grease its freeway expansion.

One in 75 Americans will be killed by a car. Investing in public transit will improve the survival odds of our children and grandchildren. IBR’s freeway expansion and dangerously steep, curved, icy, & rain slicked bridge is a deadly transportation bet. Immersed Tunnel safer.

Beware of IBR bearing gifts. C-TRAN On IBR’s bridge a crosswind will blow greater than 60mph 175 hours/year. Double-decker buses will be 3 feet from the left guardrail. Good chance a bus with 80 riders will plunge into the Columbia River or drop onto downtown Vancouver.

Seven months a year IBR’s Bridge will have crosswind gusts of over 50mph that can blow over a semi-truck, RV, travel trailer, or double-decker bus. An Immersed Tunnel is protected for wind, rain, and ice. FMCSA Shailen Bhatt Federal Highway Admn Portland Bureau of Transportation Sen. Marko Liias Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

IBR’s 10,000-page Draft Supplemental EIS will have no realistic 3D graphics or animation of bridge approaches that will devastate Vancouver, Hayden Island, & Fort Vancouver. IBR is hiding devastation from the public, & has spent $160 million recycling the $200 million CRC plan.

IBR's "Equity Gilding" IBR’s equity consultant Espousal Strategies LLC has a $9.8 million contract, the largest contract of IBR’s $23 million PR & communications budget. IBR is shamelessly using equity to sell its freeway expansion. Columbian link: clbn.us/sG2Rm

The IBR recent bike ramp graphic shows an impossibly difficult 90-foot climb at 7.5% grade on a giant 200’ dia. spiral. (Grade scaled from IBR graphic). A more realistic ramp of 4% grade on a smaller footprint would still be a challenging 90-foot climb for an average cyclist.

At a recent Community Advisory Group meeting, asked if comments on the IBR’s Draft Supplemental EIS can be made public as they come in, the IBR Administrator & PR Lead waffled. IBR does not want the public to see a flood of negative comments. Link: youtu.be/b8qfA_u2OHw?t=…

IBR is illegally restricting the format & access of PUBLIC COMMENTS on its Draft Supplemental EIS. IBR is not allowing attachments to emails. IBR does not plan to promptly publish PUBLIC COMMENTS that would affect public opinion & press coverage. Attorney General Bob Ferguson Ellen Rosenblum

Altering or concealing a public record is a Class C felony. app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.as… When requesting the records, instruct the agency "Your response must include all attachments and metadata" Washington Coalition for Open Government

IBR is hiding the danger & devastation planned for Vancouver. IBR has provided no realistic 3D graphic of an approach that will be 2x wider. An elevated approach will rain down increased noise & pollution on downtown & Fort Vancouver. Steep, curved, icy, approach will be deadly.

A Columbia River Immersed Tunnel is a less costly & more earthquake resilience solution than IBR’s bridge. USCGPacificNorthwest The S.F. Bay Bridge, designed for earthquake resilience, had a massive cost overrun, from $250 million to $6.5 billion. Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

IBR is illegally restricting the format & access of PUBLIC COMMENTS on its Draft Supplemental EIS. IBR is not allowing attachments to emails. IBR does not plan to promptly publish PUBLIC COMMENTS that would affect public opinion & press coverage. Attorney General Bob Ferguson Ellen Rosenblum

IBR False Dichotomy IBR is issuing a deceptive Draft SEIS offering only two alternatives, a freeway expansion/dangerous bridge or “no-build alternative”. IBR fraudulently disqualified an Immersed Tunnel alternative, less cost & safer. IBR Video youtu.be/mDd82gmma_E?si…

IBR’s video shows impossibly steep bike ramps on both Hayden Island & Vancouver. Preserving current bridges* for bike path & transit and putting vehicle traffic in an Immersed Tunnel is a much better solution. *Saves $250 million demolition. IBR Video youtu.be/acoJPOZCyNY?si…