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Interstate 5 Bridge

President Joe Biden looks to a crowd at a Portland Air National Guard hangar while speaking about his administration's $1.2 trillion infrastructure legislation signed in November. He noted how the federal funding would be invested in Oregon's airport, roads and bridges.

Biden touts local benefits of infrastructure plan during Portland stop

President Joe Biden looks to a crowd at a Portland Air National Guard hangar while speaking about his administration's $1.2 trillion infrastructure legislation signed in November. He noted how the federal funding would be invested in Oregon's airport, roads and bridges.

April 21, 2022, 7:35pm Clark County News

As reports swarmed the past week about President Joe Biden’s trip to Portland, residents in both Washington and Oregon were pondering what would be included in his remarks. Read story

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street stop near Mall 205 in Portland. If light rail comes to Vancouver, a decision will need to be made about what security and law enforcement in the jurisdiction will look like on the MAX.

I-5 Bridge project lands on light rail for replacement bridge

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street stop near Mall 205 in Portland. If light rail comes to Vancouver, a decision will need to be made about what security and law enforcement in the jurisdiction will look like on the MAX.

April 21, 2022, 12:44pm Business

Light rail will be part of the plan for the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement, bringing MAX trains into Vancouver from Portland. Read story

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, right, joins officials and members of the media as she tours the Interstate Bridge Wednesday. The Democrat discussed federal infrastructure funding opportunities that could help fund a replacement bridge, which would be instrumental in boosting regional economies while relieving congestion.

Cantwell: I-5 Bridge project poised for federal aid

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, right, joins officials and members of the media as she tours the Interstate Bridge Wednesday. The Democrat discussed federal infrastructure funding opportunities that could help fund a replacement bridge, which would be instrumental in boosting regional economies while relieving congestion.

April 13, 2022, 5:53pm Clark County News

The multiyear project addressing the Interstate 5 Bridge’s old bones may receive much-needed federal funding once stakeholders come to an agreement on its design and operations. Read story

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street stop near Mall 205 in Portland. If light rail comes to Vancouver, a decision will need to be made about what security and law enforcement in the jurisdiction will look like on the MAX.

If light rail comes to Vancouver, security will be a concern

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street stop near Mall 205 in Portland. If light rail comes to Vancouver, a decision will need to be made about what security and law enforcement in the jurisdiction will look like on the MAX.

April 9, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Among the discussions surrounding the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement is a big question of which high-capacity transit option will be chosen. Read story

The I-5 Bridge stretches over the Columbia River during a sunrise in September.

Interstate 5 Bridge group considers equity, climate in freeway interchange designvideo icon

The I-5 Bridge stretches over the Columbia River during a sunrise in September.

April 7, 2022, 6:49pm Business

Bridge planning partners were shown the two remaining options for what the freeway interchanges at Marine Drive in Portland and Hayden Island would look like at the latest Interstate Bridge Replacement Program steering committee meeting Thursday afternoon. Read story

Trucks commonly use the Interstate 5 Bridge, but frequent congestion slows movement of freight.

Tolls likely on Interstate 5 Bridge

Trucks commonly use the Interstate 5 Bridge, but frequent congestion slows movement of freight.

April 7, 2022, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Tolling federally funded highways like Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 is illegal, except when it’s not. So could tolls be used to pay part of the cost of replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge? Read story

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks as he gives his annual State of the State address, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Due to cautions against COVID-19, Inslee gave his speech in the State Reception Room and it was shown by streaming video to lawmakers meeting remotely. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Inslee signs $17 billion transportation package

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks as he gives his annual State of the State address, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Due to cautions against COVID-19, Inslee gave his speech in the State Reception Room and it was shown by streaming video to lawmakers meeting remotely. (AP Photo/Ted S.

March 25, 2022, 1:40pm Latest News

A nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation revenue package that will pay for a variety of projects across the state, including building four new hybrid electric ferries, was signed Friday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story

Delicate blossoms frame the Interstate 5 Bridge as they brighten the Vancouver waterfront on Thursday morning. The Coast Guard is reviewing plans for the new Interstate 5 Bridge that would provide marine traffic with 32 percent less clearance than the current twin drawbridges' clearance of 178 feet when fully raised.

Clearance for proposed I-5 Bridge replacement echoes CRC

Delicate blossoms frame the Interstate 5 Bridge as they brighten the Vancouver waterfront on Thursday morning. The Coast Guard is reviewing plans for the new Interstate 5 Bridge that would provide marine traffic with 32 percent less clearance than the current twin drawbridges' clearance of 178 feet when fully raised.

March 24, 2022, 7:36pm Clark County News

A proposed replacement Interstate 5 Bridge would have the same clearance for marine traffic that the Columbia River Crossing project considered nearly a decade ago, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Read story

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at the Waterfront Vancouver on April 29, 2021.

Interstate Bridge Replacement Program aims to bridge equity gap

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at the Waterfront Vancouver on April 29, 2021.

March 20, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

they’re inanimate things. So how can they not be fair to everyone? How can they not be equitable? Read story

Matilda Fiskum, 1, left, of Portland strolls with her grandmother, Polly Withrow of Vancouver, along the Columbia River waterfront near the Interstate 5 Bridge in May.

I-5 Bridge project staff says Oregon will administer tolling

Matilda Fiskum, 1, left, of Portland strolls with her grandmother, Polly Withrow of Vancouver, along the Columbia River waterfront near the Interstate 5 Bridge in May.

March 17, 2022, 7:21pm Clark County News

Tolling for the proposed new Interstate 5 Bridge will be administered by the Oregon Department of Transportation, the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program staff announced Thursday. Read story