The article discusses the ongoing I-5 Rose Quarter Project in Portland, which aims to widen freeway sections and reconnect the Albina neighborhood. Despite its long history, the project is struggling with funding, currently estimated between $1.5 to $1.9 billion. ODOT intends to proceed with part of the project due to budget constraints, leading to community frustrations over potential development issues. Additionally, it touches on a comedic incident with President Trump regarding tariffs, highlighting the unpredictable nature of current news.
The I-5 Rose Quarter Project has been in the works for so long, it's starting to feel like urban legend. The freeway expansion project proposes to widen parts of the freeway and add caps over I-5 that would reconnect Portland's Albina neighborhood and allow for new development in the area.
With an estimated price tag of $1.5 to $1.9 billion, the project has struggled to find reliable funding sources, especially with uncertainty around future federal funding under the current administration.
Now, ODOT wants to move forward with construction on a portion of the project, which is all the state transportation agency has the money for right now, adding to the frustration for Portlanders.
This sad attempt at an April Fool's joke would be mildly funny if it weren't halfway believable, as President Trump claimed Denmark enacted tariffs as punishment for sending J.D. Vance to Greenland.
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