The state treasurer of Oregon has checked over the income projections for the Columbia River Crossing and has found that they're $240 million to $407 million short. The state treasurer of Washington has ordered that toll projections not include annual increases in tolls, based on unpleasant surprises in the revenues from the Tacoma Narrows bridge. Together this means that there will be between $468 million and $598 million less to spend on the $4 billion bridge-highway-train-consultant project than the proponents have hoped for.
Who will be the first person involved in the project to say, "We have $600 million less to work with than we thought we'd have. Here's the $600 million that I propose to cut out of the budget"? Don't hold your breath.