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Portland, Oregon · PortlandTestimony to the Oregon Transportation Commission July 24, 20225 Joe Cortright City Observatory Editor’s note: On July 24, 2025, the Oregon Transportation Commission voted to continue work on the I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway project, even in the face of a more than $1.5 billion funding gap, the combined result of continuing cost overruns, Congressional revocation of a $400 million federal grant, and the Oregon Legislature’s decision not to provide …Read Article
Rewarding bad behavior, getting bad results – City Observatory

Portland, Oregon · PortlandTestimony to the Oregon Transportation Commission July 24, 20225 Joe Cortright City Observatory Editor’s note: On July 24, 2025, the Oregon Transportation Commission voted to continue work on the I-5 Rose Quarter Freeway project, even in the face of a more than $1.5 billion funding gap, the combined result of continuing cost overruns, Congressional revocation of a $400 million federal grant, and the Oregon Legislature’s decision not to provide …Read Article