Comments on: Columbia River Crossing design raises questions /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 By: Bart Phillips/Clark County Resident /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-37434 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:42:24 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-37434 What is the cost of a tunnel? We need to put Vancouver back together again, not tear it further apart with this huge chunk of concrete. This project shouldn’t pass the tests for environmental inpacts on people or the environment. We should be fixing the past engineeriing mistakes(old bridge) not making them bigger.

]]> By: PeasantPundit /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-36174 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:07:02 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-36174 I’d like to see a cost analysis of concrete vs steel. There are some very cool modern steel bridges. In this case, steel would be a historical nod to what we’re ripping out, and we would end up with something more graceful than what’s proposed (205 crossing looks better than this!)
I actually favor building a new dedicated light rail/bus/bike bridge to supplement the existing I5 bridges – but that’s not gonna happen.

]]> By: tallbridgeguy » Legs /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-36095 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:38:25 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-36095 […] click on the bridge image for the new Columbia bridge (posted by HP) and tell me the piers don’t remind you of something….or I could be […]

]]> By: Old Town /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-36057 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:20:15 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-36057 Tom Warne: “We’re not saying it can’t be built, and we’re not saying it’s a bad design; we’re just saying it’s a unique enough design that it’s going to take further testing to move ahead.”

Sure it is not that it can’t be built – but it has never – anywhere in the world – been built. Sure it is not that it is a bad design – but it is a one-of-a-kind design that might well be bad. And sure we can expect the cost of this one-of-a-kind bridge to escalate.

This bridge already is estimated to cost 3.6 BILLION. [Oregonian].

Confidence (or not) builders:

Japan’s experience: “They said they would not like to experience going through such a project again.”

“CRC stakeholders are hoping that $400 million from the [federal transportation appropriations] bill could go toward project construction.” Hoping?

“I think there is a small chance that when we do the testing we might find out that we are not going to be able to do this type of bridge,” Wagner [CRC Director] said.”

Finally: “But the architectural design is not the only threat to a delay of construction; money also is a major factor.” [Journal] “‘I think the economy is not the greatest right now. Both states have some tough money issues and we’re going to be asking for money to fund this project,’ Wagner said.”

Duh!

A Perspective

]]> By: billb /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-36048 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:02:01 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-36048 Please feel free to visit this link for my article on the cost benefit of placing a Park Roof on the CRC Bridge.

]]> By: Daniel Savickas /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-36011 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:37:39 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-36011 @homer, I’d say that’s right on the money.

]]> By: homer /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-35960 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:00:32 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-35960 This project reminds me of this

]]> By: Columbia River Crossing design raises questions – Daily Journal of Commerce » Some News /news/2010/08/12/columbia-river-crossing-design-raises-questions/#comment-35942 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:10:04 +0000 /?p=57867#comment-35942 […] Daily Journal of Commerce […]

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