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Vancouver resident and others press commission on freeway encampments and I‑5 bridge inspection records
Summary
Two in‑person and one remote public commenter urged the commission to address freeway homelessness, cleanups, and provide independent bridge inspections for I‑5; commenters also criticized project costs and called for alternatives. Transcript materials submitted to the commission’s FTP site were referenced.
Three public commenters used the commission’s public‑comment period to press officials on freeway conditions and the Interstate Bridge Project.
Bruce Barnes, who identified himself as a Vancouver, Washington resident, told the commission he has repeatedly tried to obtain information from regional transportation staff and described trash and encampments along freeways in southwest Washington. "I'm here out of fresh sheer frustration," Barnes said. He told the commission a prior cleanup of a site near a…
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