No Tolls on The Bridge!

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The CRC project seeks to address six problems:
1. Growing travel demand and congestion.
 2. Impaired freight movement.
 3. Limited public transportation operation, connectivity, and Reliability.
 4. Safety and vulnerability to incidents.
 5. Substandard bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
 6. Seismic vulnerability.
CRC DEIS, S-4
Proposed Low Cost Version of the CRC I-5 Project
negates the need for tolls
Facts:
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Approximately 81,000 people make round trips across the river each day in cars.
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Approximately 150 people make round trips on bikes each day
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Approximately 30 people make round trips on foot  each day
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Approximately 1650 people, per day make round trips on transit.
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Light rail IS NOT REQUIRED by any government agency.
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“High Capacity Transit” IS NOT REQUIRED.
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"Both of the bridges are structurally sufficient and meet all of the requirements."
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High transit usage projections rely on Vancouver population density increasing due to development caused by light rail.
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Original project proposed cost breaks out to $26,222 per current daily road user.
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Original project proposed cost breaks out to $461,818 per current daily transit user.
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This proposal costs $6800 - $10,500 per current daily road user.
The Current CRC Proposal ($2,888 million):
Build South Bound highway bridges for 81,000 daily users.
Build North Bound highway bridges for 81,000 daily users.
 Build light rail for 1650 daily users
 Tear down current bridges
 Rebuild SR-14 intersection in Washington.
 Rebuild 3 interchanges in Washington.
 Elevate Hayden Island section.
 Rebuild 1 interchange in Oregon.
 Elevate the freeway through Hayden Island.
How to Save $2,000 - $2,300 Million and Not Need Tolls:
Just Solve
the Problem!
Build South Bound highway bridges for 81,000 daily users.
 Build North Bound highway bridges for 81,000 daily users.
 Build light rail for 1650 daily users (and hoped for future users.)
 Tear down current bridges
 Rebuild SR-14 intersection in Washington. (partial rebuild only)
 Rebuild 3 interchanges in Washington.
 Elevate Hayden Island section.
 Rebuild 1 interchange in Oregon.
 Elevate the freeway through Hayden Island.
 Add 1 lane from Victory Blvd across bridge
 Extend Marine Dr. & Hayden Island “on ramps” across bridge

Option: Keep existing bridges. Total about $550 million

Option: Replace existing bridges. Total about $850 million

Build South Bound highway bridges for 81,000 daily users.
 Build North Bound highway bridges for 81,000 daily users.
 Build light rail for 1650 daily users (and hoped for future users.)
 Tear down current bridges
 Rebuild SR-14 intersection in Washington.
 Rebuild 3 interchanges in Washington.
 Elevate Hayden Island section.
 Rebuild 1 interchange in Oregon.
 Elevate the freeway through Hayden Island.
 Add 1 lane Victory Blvd across bridge
 Extend Marine Dr. & Hayden Island “on ramps” across bridge

Crossed out items can be constructed if the need ever gets to the point of justifying the costs. See the map page for cost estimates of each element.

 

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Solve Today’s Problem Today

Today’s problem is congestion on the bridge - solve it with more bridge capacity, sized for the future.

 

Solve Tomorrow’s Problem Tomorrow

In the future, various interchanges and mass transit may become fully utilized. As each becomes a real problem, solve it with capacity sized for the future. It makes no sense to build capacity for the future where present capacity is adequate or even excessive. (This certainly applies to  today’s 1209 daily transit users and proposals to spend $¾ BILLION Dollars accommodating them.)

 

In other words, stage construction as needed!