July 17, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
Washington State Department of Transportation officials say they’re in the midst of a busy summer packed with repair projects and maintenance work on Southwest Washington roadways, and local motorists should try to stay on top of big upcoming projects and prepare to deal with occasional delays. Read story
May 20, 2021, 4:19pm Business
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program office has received written federal guidance that restricts the project’s ability to substantially alter two guiding documents that were drafted for its predecessor, the Columbia River Crossing. Read story
May 9, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive
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. Read story
May 9, 2021, 6:05am Business
Recent headlines about the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement effort have chronicled the reemergence of one of the biggest sticking points from Columbia River Crossing era: light rail. Read story
April 19, 2021, 6:02am Latest News
A new bridge over the Columbia River at Interstate 5. Improvements to the state's ferry system. A new State Route 2 trestle in Snohomish County. Replacing culverts that block fish passage throughout the state. Read story
April 5, 2021, 11:02am Business
Portland activist group No More Freeways announced Monday it has filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Transportation’s planned Rose Quarter Improvement Project, which would add auxiliary lanes and shoulders to a stretch of Interstate 5 in Portland. Read story
March 22, 2021, 9:16pm Business
The city of Vancouver and real estate company Kirkland Development are hammering out the details of a proposed public boardwalk and mixed-use development on a plot of land directly east of the Interstate 5 bridge -- the 2.3-acre plot currently occupied by longtime local restaurants Who Song & Larry’s and… Read story
January 20, 2021, 5:54pm Clark County News
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Project’s executive steering group held its third meeting Wednesday and voted to confirm a proposed membership lineup for the community advisory group, the second of three advisory groups that the bi-state project office intends to rely on for feedback as it develops a potential replacement for… Read story
January 9, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News
The bistate Interstate Bridge Replacement Program office has announced meeting dates for the project's executive steering group and two advisory groups, all of which will be open to the public via Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube. Read story
December 18, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News
The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program office has extended the deadline to apply to join the project's Community Advisory Group and Equity Advisory Group. The new deadline is 5 p.m. Dec. 27, according to a press release from the office. Read story