The meeting facilitator provided instructions for submitting public comments, including a two-minute speaking limit and alternative options to provide feedback via email or a toll-free number. During the designated period, two community members shared their perspectives: one advocated for building an immersed tunnel instead of a bridge to save money and reduce environmental impacts, while the other urged the immediate start of construction to hedge against rising inflation.
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Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Meeting · Mar 17, 2026 · 1:17:35–1:17:58 · Watch on CVTV ↗
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1:16:32 it up to our public commenters? Okay. At this time, we'll go ahead and pull the slides back up and if you have joined by Zoom, we ask that you click the raise hand and I will call on you. If you've joined by phone, please press star nine to raise your hand. We will ask you to unmute and once we send the message for you to unmute, we'd like for you to go ahead and comment by dialing star six to unmute and to provide comment. We would like for you to provide your name and affiliation. Attendees will be allocated up to two minutes for public comment. If we do run out of time, which we are planning to not only invite, but to listen to our public
1:17:26 commenters, we will also provide you with information as to how to submit a comment. That's on the screen right now. I'll go ahead and read that again. We invite you to email info@interstatebridge.org with ESG public comment in the subject line. You may also call 888-503-6735, which is our toll free number and state ESG public comment. All written comments must be received prior to 48 hours in advance of each upcoming meeting in order to be distributed to ESG members. We are in contact with our partners on a regular basis, so as we do receive public input, we do want to make sure that we are sharing that with our partners. As a reminder, ESG members will not respond in this space, but we are listening. We ask that you be respectful and that your remarks remain within two minutes. I will step in if you exceed this time, and I will invite you to follow up directly with
1:18:26 the program. I just want to share that ahead of time. I know it's always a bit disruptive when the facilitator needs to jump in, but we will be doing that so that we can ensure that everyone has an opportunity to provide public comment. At this time, I am seeing that we have three that have raised their hand to address the ESG, and so what I'd like to do is go ahead and invite Bob Orblatt to go ahead and kick
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nly invite, but to listen to our public commenters, we will also provide you with information as to how to submit a comment. That's on the screen right now. I'll go ahead and read that again. We invite you to email info@interstatebridge.org with ESG public comment in the subject line. You may also call 888-503-6735, which is our toll free number and state ESG public comment. All written comments must be received prior to 48 hours in advance of each upcoming meeting in order to be distributed to