December 4, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News
The Columbian has explored the history of the Interstate 5 Bridge — from the first ferry service in 1846 to the opening of the second span — in a series… Read story
November 30, 2023, 6:42pm Clark County News
Nearly four years to the day since Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and then Oregon Gov. Kate Brown restarted the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement effort, Inslee revisited the bridge on Thursday… Read story
November 10, 2023, 7:51pm Clark County News
The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means — its budget-writing committee — on Wednesday authorized the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to apply for a $1.2 billion federal grant. It’s a small but important step forward in replacing the bridges that carry Interstate 5 over the Columbia River. Read story
October 14, 2023, 6:14am Clark County News
Scott Skeans inched his sky blue 1961 Ford Falcon forward on Interstate 205 on the rainy afternoon of Dec. 15, 1982. Read story
October 7, 2023, 6:10am Business
The release of a draft supplemental environmental impact statement, a critical milestone for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, has been delayed for the second time, this time from the end of 2023 until the start of 2024. Read story
October 3, 2023, 6:03am Business
With $3.5 billion committed to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program from the state and the authorization of tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge, program officials are turning to the federal government for the final $2.5 billion. Read story
September 29, 2023, 7:11pm Clark County News
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers visited the Interstate 5 Bridge on their final leg of a three-day tour of Southwest Washington bridges. Read story
September 22, 2023, 3:40pm Editor's Choice Free
An effort to derail a sweeping state transportation package failed Friday, with a Thurston County judge upholding the law. Read story
September 16, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News
The Interstate 5 Bridge machine room shook and rattled as two semis passed below, jostling the dozen or so Washington State Transportation Commission commissioners and staff inside the room. Read story
July 28, 2023, 7:01pm Clark County News
A group of legislators from Washington and Oregon convened virtually Friday morning for the first bi-state legislative committee meeting on the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement since December. Read story