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Camas City Council on course to oppose light rail on new I-5 Bridge

January 18, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Camas officials are poised to formally oppose the inclusion of light rail on the Interstate 5 replacement bridge. Read story

Trump transportation secretary nominee tells Sen. Cantwell I-5 Bridge replacement funding will come, sort of

January 17, 2025, 1:15pm Business Updated 12 hours ago

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Transportation on Wednesday told Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., that he “would anticipate honoring” billions of dollars the department committed for the… Read story

Traffic moves along Pioneer Street in Ridgefield near Costco on Jan. 8. A portion of the thoroughfare closed for three months. Businesses are wary about how that will affect customers trying to reach them.

Ridgefield businesses wary about 3-month closure of Pioneer Street

January 15, 2025, 6:09am Business

Customers flocking to Ridgefield’s new Costco have backed up traffic on Pioneer Street. But the effect on neighboring businesses hasn’t been all bad, although they are wary of what a three-month-long road closure could mean. Read story

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Cover for Interstate 5 connecting Fort Vancouver to downtown gets $30M boost

January 14, 2025, 1:20pm Business

Plans to put a lid on Interstate 5, or at least a section of it, recently got a $30 million boost. Read story

Meeting attendees hold signs Monday during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The meeting was packed with community members for and against a recent initiative that would require any traffic lane removals go to a public vote.

Save Vancouver Streets initiative declared legally invalid at packed Vancouver City Council meeting

January 7, 2025, 2:29pm Clark County News

In front of a room packed with more than 100 people Monday night, Vancouver officials declared an initiative that would require voter approval to remove traffic lanes from city streets to be legally invalid and ineligible for placement on a future ballot. Read story

$1.1 million pedestrian crosswalk and island will be implemented on State Route 503

January 3, 2025, 1:18pm Clark County News Free

Washington State Department of Transportation contractor crews will begin building a pedestrian hybrid signal and refuge island Monday on state Highway 503 for people walking to and from Prairie High School, 11311 N.E. 119th St., Vancouver. Read story

Vancouver officials say Save Our Streets initiative could cause delays in street repairs

Drivers pass a stretch of Southeast McGillivray Boulevard without sidewalks Aug. 2. The city will choose a final project design later this fall.

The city of Vancouver says a citizen initiative that would require voter approval to remove traffic lanes on streets in Vancouver could have costly effects, allow roads to fall further into disrepair and hold the city back from achieving its climate goals. Read story