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Interstate 5 Bridge

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Interstate 5 Bridge project seeks $500M grant

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

July 13, 2023, 5:46pm Clark County News

Equivalent to one of the largest lottery jackpots ever or the gross domestic product of the Federated States of Micronesia, you can do a lot with $500 million. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement will affect Hayden Island arguably more than anywhere else. Program Administrator Greg Johnson says he believes it will unlock some of the island's potential. Some residents fear it will negatively impact the island.

Hayden Island holds its breath as Interstate Bridge Project takes shape

The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement will affect Hayden Island arguably more than anywhere else. Program Administrator Greg Johnson says he believes it will unlock some of the island's potential. Some residents fear it will negatively impact the island.

July 8, 2023, 6:14am Business

Michael Brady stood on a floor of painted roses and held his left arm out. Read story

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

Oregon approval of Interstate 5 Bridge funding hailed

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

June 26, 2023, 6:41pm Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle was restless on Sunday. Read story

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

Oregon Legislature approves funding state’s share of replacement I-5 Bridge

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

June 25, 2023, 8:32pm Business

On the last day of its 2023 session, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill containing $1 billion in funding for the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program, passing one of the last major hurdles for the program to break ground in late 2025 or early 2026. Read story

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

Oregon’s share of Interstate 5 Bridge replacement funding advances to House, Senate

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

June 20, 2023, 1:14pm Clark County News

The Oregon legislature’s Joint Committee on Ways and Means will vote this afternoon on an amendment that includes funding for Oregon’s $1 billion portion of the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

New I-5 bridge would ‘unlock workforce potential’, says Port of Vancouver economic development director

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

June 6, 2023, 6:02am Business

You might say that Vancouver’s biggest export is labor. Although it borders on cliché, there is a grain of truth to it. Read story

2/19/03 - Photo by Dave Olson - The Red Lion Hotel at the Quay as seen from the Interstate Bridge.

Crossing the Columbia River a constant in a developing Vancouver

2/19/03 - Photo by Dave Olson - The Red Lion Hotel at the Quay as seen from the Interstate Bridge.

June 6, 2023, 6:02am Business

When Vancouver’s city manager began his career in Clark County in the ’90s, Portland’s bedroom community to the north was perhaps best known for its strip malls, downtown cardrooms and the abandoned Lucky Lager brewery building — aptly located across from the beer can-shaped Smith Tower. Read story

Attendees listen to a panel of transportation experts talk about the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project on Thursday during an Economic Forecast Breakfast event at Hilton Vancouver Downtown. Pictured from left to right: The Columbian transportation reporter and panel moderator William Seekamp, Vancouver City anager Eric Holmes, Thompson Metal Fab President John Rudi, Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Administrator Greg Johnson, Washington Trucking Associations President Sheri Call and Port of Vancouver Director of Economic Development Mike Bomar.

Economic Forecast Breakfast focuses in on I-5 Bridge replacement’s impacts

Attendees listen to a panel of transportation experts talk about the Interstate Bridge Replacement Project on Thursday during an Economic Forecast Breakfast event at Hilton Vancouver Downtown. Pictured from left to right: The Columbian transportation reporter and panel moderator William Seekamp, Vancouver City anager Eric Holmes, Thompson Metal Fab President John Rudi, Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Administrator Greg Johnson, Washington Trucking Associations President Sheri Call and Port of Vancouver Director of Economic Development Mike Bomar.

June 1, 2023, 1:31pm Business

The Interstate Bridge Replacement is a behemoth topic in the world of local politics. And on Thursday, it helped draw more than 300 attendees to the Hilton Downtown Vancouver for the yearly Economic Forecast Breakfast. Read story

Clark College student Hallie Tibbit, right, welds a bar to the bottom of a metal boat as River Fortier, center, watches during an Advanced TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding class at Clark College. The boat, the students' final project, will be put to the test at Lacamas Lake in less than three weeks, a rite of passage for those graduating from the program, a symbolic send-off to their next adventure.

I-5 Bridge replacement will require strong labor pool in Clark County

Clark College student Hallie Tibbit, right, welds a bar to the bottom of a metal boat as River Fortier, center, watches during an Advanced TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding class at Clark College. The boat, the students' final project, will be put to the test at Lacamas Lake in less than three weeks, a rite of passage for those graduating from the program, a symbolic send-off to their next adventure.

May 28, 2023, 6:05am Business

A light blue glow flickered across DJ Johnson’s face, contrasting with his reddish-brown goatee as he examined what was shaping up as an aluminum dinghy. Read story

First ‘visualization’ drawings released for replacement Interstate 5 Bridge

May 25, 2023, 2:23pm Clark County News

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program released its first batch of visualizations of six replacement bridge options: four single-level bridges, one stacked bridge and one with a lift span. Read story