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Interstate 5 Bridge

Speed a factor in semi crash that blocked all lanes of I-5 South on the bridge

February 1, 2024, 7:18am Clark County News

A flipped semi blocked all southbound lanes of traffic on the Interstate 5 Bridge on Wednesday night causing long backups and delays for travelers. Read story

Repair work will close northbound I-5 Bridge lanes Saturday

January 17, 2024, 5:57am Clark County News

All lanes of the northbound Interstate 5 Bridge will be closed 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday for Oregon Department of Transportation crews to fix a damaged traffic signal. Read story

$Marc Gross has given countless tours of the Interstate 5 Bridge during his more than two decades as bridge supervisor. Gross said a tour favorite is seeing the gunk that is used to grease the 6½ miles of cable.$

Washington’s U.S. Sens. Murray, Cantwell get up-close look at I-5 Bridge maintenance

January 3, 2024, 6:57pm Clark County News

U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell on Wednesday saw up close what it takes to keep the century-old Interstate 5 drawbridge working. Read story

Members of the Clark County Council are pictured after new councilors took the oath of office at the Clark County Public Service Center on Jan. 3, 2023. Councilors are Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Karen Bowerman, on screen, Gary Medvigy and Sue Marshall.

Clark County Council, area’s state legislators agree third bridge needed over Columbia River

December 15, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

Clark County has a long wish list for the upcoming legislative session that includes the Interstate 5 replacement bridge project, infrastructure, public defense, public safety and more. Yet during a meeting Wednesday between the county councilors and local legislators, much of the discussion focused on something not on their list… Read story

Between 1962 and 1972, average weekday crossings on the Interstate 5 Bridge more than doubled. Even on average days the congestion frustrated many Clark County residents. If a flat tire or empty gas tank occurred on the bridge, not to mention collisions or other accidents, it could take hours to clear.

Taxes, tolls, tugboats: Interstate 5 Bridge faced growing pains

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 of stories over the past year. Read story

‘The state of Washington is making this a highest priority’: Gov. Jay Inslee visits Interstate 5 Bridge

Nearly four years to the day after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and then Oregon Gov. Kate Brown restarted the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement effort, Inslee held a press conference in front of the I-5 Bridge to reaffirm his support of the project.

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 to reaffirm his commitment to the project. Read story

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to apply for $1.2 billion federal grant to move I-5 project ahead

Traffic flows across the Interstate 5 Bridge. The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means — the budget-writing committee — on Wednesday authorized the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program to apply for a $1.2 billion federal grant to replace it.

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

I-5 bridge environmental impact statement delayed, again — this time until 2024

The Interstate 5 Bridge stretches across a hazy Columbia River on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2022, as seen from the Vancouver Waterfront. Smoke from the Nakia Creek Fire and a morning layer of fog pushed air quality into the ÄúunhealthyÄù range.

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

Officials ask feds for $600 million to help pay for new I-5 Bridge

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program applied for $600 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation Mega Grant, or 10 percent of the new Interstate 5 Bridge's expected cost of between $5 billion and $7.5 billion, with the likeliest outcome being about $6 billion.

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

Tagged Articles:Interstate 5 Bridge

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Interstate 5 Bridge