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Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program

C-Tran board postpones changes to its role in planning and paying for light rail on a new I-5 Bridge

April 17, 2025, 1:36pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The C-Tran board of directors decided this week to postpone any change in bylaws governing the transit agency’s involvement in planning, cost analysis and negotiations for light rail on the… Read story

Inflation worries drive WA lawmakers to jack up I-5 Bridge borrowing plan by $900M

April 8, 2025, 9:25am Latest News Free

Washington state lawmakers on Monday backed a huge increase in the amount of toll revenues they’ll count on to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5… Read story

Clark County Councilor Michelle Belkot gives the invocation Thursday, May 18, 2023, during the Clark County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony at the Vancouver Public Service Center.

Clark County Councilor Michelle Belkot files suit over her ouster from C-Tran board

April 1, 2025, 7:51am Clark County News

Clark County Councilor Michelle Belkot filed suit Friday in Skamania County Superior Court against the county and fellow Councilor Wil Fuentes over her removal from C-Tran’s board of directors in March. Read story

A C-Tran bus is pictured near Clark College in southeast Vancouver on Tuesday morning, Sept. 24, 2024.

Fellow Clark County councilors oust Michelle Belkot from C-Tran board after she broke ranks on vote

March 13, 2025, 1:27pm Clark County News

After a tense exchange Wednesday, Clark County councilors ousted fellow Councilor Michelle Belkot from her seat on C-Tran’s board of directors. Read story

On March 3, Battle Ground City Council members voted 4-3 to oppose the expansion of TriMet’s light rail from Portland across the planned Interstate 5 Bridge replacement into downtown Vancouver.

Battle Ground joins cities opposed to light rail on Interstate 5 replacement bridge

March 10, 2025, 1:02pm Business

Opposition to light rail on the planned Interstate 5 replacement bridge continues to grow in Clark County’s small cities. Read story

Cars travel along the Interstate 5 Bridge in October 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. Tolling on the current I-5 Bridge, to help pay for its replacement, is expected to start in 2026.

Washington looks to raise $1.6 billion from tolls for new I-5 bridge

February 13, 2025, 7:36am Latest News Free

Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5 across the Columbia River. Read story

Clark County’s nonprofits and governments still reeling after federal funds freeze called off

A federal funding freeze would have hit homeless services in Clark County but it was temporarily halted by a judge before the White House rescinded the order.

Leaders of Clark County governments and nonprofits remain uneasy even though the White House on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing all federal grants and loans. The order would have undercut local projects and programs — from homeless services to the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. Read story

Federal funding freeze: Clark County governments, schools, nonprofits looking for answers

Schools, local governments and nonprofits are trying to find out what a freeze on federal funding and loans would mean for Clark County.

Clark County governments, schools and nonprofits are scrambling for information about how a White House order to freeze all federal grants and loans will impact Clark County projects and programs — including the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. Read story