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Funding, reuse of CRC work key issues in Interstate 5 Bridge replacement

Two years into new effort to replace spans, money remains a stumbling block

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The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is overseen by a 16-member bistate legislative committee. The committee's meetings have been on hiatus this year while both states' legislatures were in session, but regular meetings are expected to resume starting later this month. In the meantime, the project office has established an Equity Advisory Group, a Community Advisory Group and an Executive Steering Committee to help gather public input and guide the development process.
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is overseen by a 16-member bistate legislative committee. The committee's meetings have been on hiatus this year while both states' legislatures were in session, but regular meetings are expected to resume starting later this month. In the meantime, the project office has established an Equity Advisory Group, a Community Advisory Group and an Executive Steering Committee to help gather public input and guide the development process. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

It was funding that killed the Columbia River Crossing. The original Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project was already embroiled in controversy, but the killing blow came when the Washington Senate adjourned without approving the state’s portion of the project funding in 2013.

It comes as no surprise then that, two years into a renewed bistate bridge replacement effort, funding is a hot topic.

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