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Wash. AG signs off on Oregon proposal to fully fund Columbia River bridge, collect all tolls
– canadianbusiness.com
PORTLAND, Ore. – Washington’s attorney general has green-lit a bridge built by Oregon that crosses the Columbia River, another step in a proposed substitute for the failed Columbia River Crossing.
In a letter issued Thursday to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, an aide to Attorney General Bob Ferguson says there are no legal barriers to the proposed bridge, which would cost $2.6 billion and carry no financial backing from Washington state, the Oregonian reported (http://bit.ly/1b2kYqr ).
“We see no fatal flaws that would preclude Oregon’s lead on the project,” states the Sept. 19 letter, written by Senior Assistant Attorney General Bryce Brown.
The Oregon Department of Justice has said no legal barriers would block the project.
Washington lawmakers rejected their end of a two-state financial arrangement earlier this year, but Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber called for Oregon to use federal transportation dollars and tolls to compensate.
The letter goes on to say Washington can contract with Portland transit agency Tri-Met for construction of light rail service, and that Oregon is free to collect all tolls from drivers going either way across the bridge…
In a letter issued Thursday to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, an aide to Attorney General Bob Ferguson says there are no legal barriers to the proposed bridge, which would cost $2.6 billion and carry no financial backing from Washington state, the Oregonian reported (http://bit.ly/1b2kYqr ).
“We see no fatal flaws that would preclude Oregon’s lead on the project,” states the Sept. 19 letter, written by Senior Assistant Attorney General Bryce Brown.
The Oregon Department of Justice has said no legal barriers would block the project.
Washington lawmakers rejected their end of a two-state financial arrangement earlier this year, but Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber called for Oregon to use federal transportation dollars and tolls to compensate.
The letter goes on to say Washington can contract with Portland transit agency Tri-Met for construction of light rail service, and that Oregon is free to collect all tolls from drivers going either way across the bridge…
This week’s overbought and oversold TSX stocks
– theglobeandmail.com
Sharp decline in number of oversold stocks reflects a rising market
5.5 year – 2.95%
– ratesupermarket.ca
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