Accountability Dashboard
Listening, learning and reporting back to our community.
Accountability Dashboard
This accountability dashboard is a voluntary transparency tool that provides quarterly updates on our engagement with the community. Biannual updates related to financial and contracting metrics can be found under the reporting tab.
Listening
Community Presentations and Events
14
October - December 2025
Community presentations and events include presentations at regional conferences, advisory group meetings, neighborhood association meetings, community tabling and other community events.
Comments Received
123
October - December 2025
Office Hours Visitors
5
October - December 2025
In-person and virtual office hours were available to allow community members to meet with the Program team to ask questions and share their feedback. From October - December 2025, we had 5 community members attend.
Social Media Engagements
10,987
October - December 2025
Newsletter Subscribers
7,078
Subscribers to date
Media Stories
93
October - December 2025
Media stories generated about the IBR Program between October and December 2025.
Videos Produced
7
October - December 2025
Content produced this quarter focused on timely, education-driven and programmatic themes, including: Cascadia Subduction Zone, Effects of an Earthquake, Bridge Configuration, Program Process, Community Input, Bridge Aesthectics, and a Leadership Spotlight.
YouTube Lifetime Views
93,500+
Since program launch
Lifetime YouTube Views are all of the views from the IBR Program channel since the Program started uploading videos.
Website Visitors
10,867
October - December 2025
An anonymous website metric which tracks users visiting a website. This metric includes new users and returning visitors, but does not include the numbers of pages viewed which is substantially higher.
Learning
Pacific Northwest Construction Expo
In October, the IBR Program attended the Pacific Northwest Construction Expo where we met with dozens of contractors, consultants and other construction industry representatives to discuss draft contracting plans and upcoming opportunities to get involved. The Program hosted a booth to interact with attendees throughout the event and gave a brief presentation followed by a Q&A session. The questions and feedback received at this event — in coordination with what was heard during the industry webinar the Program hosted in September is informing continued development of procurement documents and refinements to the Program’s contracting plans that will be implemented in the near future.
Advisory Group Highlights
Joint Advisory Group
The IBR Program’s Joint Advisory Group met in December for its final meeting. The group heard updates from Program leadership regarding ongoing work to complete the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in order to receive an Amended Record of Decision. Part of this work includes collaborating with our federal partners at the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration to review and respond to each of the nearly 10,000 individual public comments received on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
During the meeting, the Program also shared information about the submission of an updated Navigation Impact Report (NIR) to the U.S. Coast Guard. Within the updated NIR, the IBR Program proposed a fixed-span bridge of 116-feet navigation clearance, which best balances the needs of all modes of travel and will help provide significant safety and reliability benefits to the region, freight, and the economy. After the U.S. Coast Guard reviewed the updated NIR, they announced a 30-day navigation comment period through January 11, 2026. The Joint Advisory Group also received a recap assessing the results and accomplishments of engagement with Program advisory groups. Program leaders expressed gratitude for the time and effort members gave on a variety of topics critical to the Program’s success.
Live Attendees
53
December 2025
Joint Advisory Group attendance is those who attended the meeting live, during its scheduled time. These numbers are reflective of the meeting in December 2025.
| Group | Live Attendance |
|---|---|
| Joint Advisory Group | 53 |
YouTube Views
101
December 2025
YouTube views are those who viewed the Joint Advisory Group meeting from YouTube either during the presentation or at a later time/date. This number is reflective of the meeting viewership from October - December 2025.
| Group | YouTube Views |
|---|---|
| Joint Advisory Group | 101 |
Bi-State Legislative Committee Highlights
The IBR Program met with legislators from Oregon and Washington in mid-December to provide updates on Program activities including work to complete the Final SEIS and receive an Amended Record of Decision. Lawmakers heard about work to develop an updated cost estimate, which is anticipated to come following a determination from the U.S. Coast Guard on bridge configuration. Program leaders talked about the submission of an updated Navigation Impact Report (NIR) to the Coast Guard in October proposing a fixed-span bridge of 116-feet navigation clearance, as well as the mitigation agreements reached with river users. Other updates included ongoing work to meet the requirements to receive remaining federal grant dollars. The Program also responded to previous questions from legislators.
What we've heard and how we're responding
The Program has received inquiries regarding the ground improvement work taking place on Hayden Island.
The public is curious to hear an updated cost estimate range from the IBR Program.
The Program has received questions about whether light rail will be removed from the Program in response to cost increases.
Reporting
Updated through December 2025*
Contracting and expenditure data is updated two times a year. The data takes longer to receive and compile and may not be available until after the reported timeframe. The Program will continue to share accountability reports and develop additional reporting metrics. The most recent updated finance reports provide information about the economic impact analysis, finance planning and risk assessment efforts completed for components included in the Modified Locally Preferred Alternative which were approved for further analysis in July 2022. Cost estimates and financial plans will continue to be updated as the Program is refined.
Current reports are listed below. For more information, visit our library.
Financial Reports
Economic Impact of IBR Program Capital Investment (April 2023)
IBR Financial Plan (April 2023)
Quantitative Risk Assessment Summary (April 2023)
Quantitative Risk Assessment Report (April 2023)
Bi-state and Legislative Reports
2022 Legislative Progress Report (December)
2022 Legislative Progress Report (June)
DBE Program Status and Data Currency Important Program Status Notice**
As of October 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) affecting the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions DBE (ACDBE) programs under 49 C.F.R. Parts 23 and 26. Under this IFR, DBE contract goals, counting of DBE participation toward project and overall program goals, and related compliance activities are temporarily suspended pending reevaluation of all currently certified firms under the new individualized certification criteria. During this interim period, recipients of USDOT financial assistance may not set new DBE goals nor count DBE participation toward federal contract goals until the reevaluation process is complete.
The data presented in this dashboard reflect utilization and diversity information through September 18, 2025, and do not include DBE goal attainment or counting of DBE participation following the USDOT IFR effective October 3, 2025. This dashboard is provided for informational purposes and does not imply active goal achievement under the DBE program during the interim IFR period.
For more information about the IFR and its implementation, including USDOT’s official rule text and guidance, please visit the U.S. Department of Transportation’s IFR page:
Small Business Participation Goals
Through September 18, 2025**
Percent of contracts awarded to small businesses through September 18, 2025**.
Small Business Contract Values
Through September 18, 2025**
Awarded contract amounts to small businesses to date through September 18, 2025**.
| Asian-Pacific American | $16,498,162 |
| Black American | $13,690,403 |
| Caucasian | $11,962,499 |
| Hispanic American | $955,571 |
| Native American | $1,771,416 |
| Subcontinent Asian American | $894,585 |
Current Funding Sources
* The 2023 IBR financial plan identifies a mix of funding sources needed to complete construction, including state contributions ($1B from each state), tolling (approximately $1.24 billion) and federal grants (approximately $2.5B)
Committed Funding
Oregon
- $55,000,000 – CFDA 20.205, title Highway Planning and Construction, Federal Aid Highway Program Funds
- $1,000,000,000 - Committed through HB 5005 (2023). $250,000,000 authorized for bonding in 2023-25 biennium.
Washington
- $45,000,000 – WA State Motor Vehicle account funds.
- $117,700,000 – Committed through Connecting Washington transportation package for Mill Plain Interchange improvements, which are within the IBR Program area. Original commitment of $97,000,000 increased to $117,700,000 in 2023 legislative session to reflect inflation to future year of expenditure dollars.
- $1,000,000,000 - Committed through the Move Ahead WA transportation package. $137,500,000 allocated for 2023-25 biennium.
Federal Grants
- $600,000,000 - U.S. Department of Transportation Mega Program funding announced.
- $1,500,000,000- Bridge Investment Program
- $1,499,000,000 Construction grant announced in July 2024
- $1,000,000 Planning grant announced in October 2022
Current Expenditures
Through December 2025*
| IBR Program Work | Spent through December 2025* |
| WSDOT | $ 14,235,189 |
| ODOT | $ 19,777,295 |
| General Engineering Consultant** | $ 228,881,366 |
| Intergovernmental Agreements | $ 17,277,267 |
*Spending reflects all costs associated with Program work since efforts were reinitiated in July 2019, including labor, equipment, and expenses. Oregon and Washington states have agreed to share costs equally, but the timing of funding and expenditures will vary.
**General Engineering Consultant figure reflects costs incurred for work performed through the date indicated.
GEC Expenditures
Through December 2025*
|
Amount |
Expenditure through December 2025 |
|
27,612,534.34 |
GEC Exp-Program Management |
|
21,891,267.87 |
GEC Exp-Program Controls |
|
7,148,031.80 |
GEC Exp-Financial Structures |
|
10,125,274.83 |
GEC Exp-Communications |
|
8,507,073.39 |
GEC Exp-Transportation Planning |
|
32,172,283.33 |
GEC Exp-Environmental |
|
17,584,109.07 |
GEC Exp-Transit Planning/Engineering |
|
30,594,848.13 |
GEC Exp-Design Engineering |
|
17,870,052.77 |
GEC Exp-Major Structures |
|
16,784,533.09 |
GEC PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PA) & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS |
|
4,405,365.68 |
GEC PRE-PROCUREMENT & PROCUREMENT SUPPORT |
|
4,829,691.96 |
GEC INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY |
|
971,494.89 |
GEC CLIMATE |
|
5,420,497.81 |
GEC DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION |
|
382,162.07 |
GEC SAFETY |
|
1,405,715.42 |
GEC QUALITY & DOCUMENT CONTROL |
|
5,448,239.39 |
GEC 3rd PARTY AGREEMENTS |
|
2,903,419.81 |
GEC CRB PROCUREMENT |
|
1,410,516.48 |
GEC Pre-completion Tolling |
|
3,629,395.19 |
GEC ROW |
|
7,784,859.31 |
GEC Exp-Direct Expense |
Consultant Representation by Geographic Area
Through December 2025*
PNW firms are firms with offices in OR and WA, that are not in the Portland/Vancouver region.
Portland / Vancouver - 42%
Northwest - 21%
Other - 37%
Program Timeline
The Program is utilizing past work as appropriate to maximize past investment and support efficient decision-making, while also taking into account changes that have occurred since the previous planning process to identify a solution that meets current and future community needs and priorities. The IBR Program will work with the community, as well as local, state, federal and tribal partners to complete the following work in the coming years:
- Complete the environmental review process
- Obtain state and federal permits
- Finalize program design
- Develop a finance plan
- Secure adequate funding
- Complete right-of-way acquisition
- Advertise for construction
The following chart provides an overview of the target timeline goals for the general buckets of work that need to be completed to begin construction. Community and stakeholder engagement will continue through construction.
| Category | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Program Launch | Fall 2020 | Winter 2021 |
| Planning | Fall 2020 | Winter 2022 |
| Environmental | Summer 2021 | Early 2026 |
| Design | Winter 2021 | 2027 |
| Permitting | Summer 2025 | 2027 |
| Pre-Construction | Summer 2025 | 2027 |
| Community Engagement | Fall 2020 | Ongoing |
Previous Accountability Dashboards
Accountability Dashboard V.18 July - September 2025
Accountability Dashboard V.17 April - June 2025
Accountability Dashboard V.16 January - March 2025
Accountability Dashboard V.15 October - December 2024
Accountability Dashboard V.14 July - September 2024
Accountability Dashboard V.13 April - June 2024
Accountability Dashboard V.12 January - March 2024
Accountability Dashboard V.11 October -December 2023
Accountability Dashboard V.10 July - September 2023
Accountability Dashboard V.9 April - June 2023
Accountability Dashboard V.8 January - March 2023
Accountability Dashboard V.7 October - December 2022
Accountability Dashboard V.6 July - September 2022
Accountability Dashboard V.5 April - June 2022
Accountability Dashboard V.4 January - March 2022
Accountability Dashboard V.3 September - December 2021
Accountability Dashboard V.2 June - August 2021
Accountability Dashboard V.1 January - May 2021
Number of comments received via email, the website form and public comments from presentations held by the Community Engagement team.