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Drivers wait during a bridge lift on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2012.

Expect more bridge lifts on Interstate 5

Drivers wait during a bridge lift on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2012.

May 22, 2023, 6:36pm Clark County News

On Wednesday, a man stepped out of his olive green Ford Expedition and onto the roadway on Interstate 5 north on Hayden Island and squinted at the bridge ahead, attempting to see beyond the rows of traffic at a dead stop. Read story

Interstate 5 in southwest Washington will see its fair share of construction this summer.

Southwest Washington bridges in focus as road work season gets underway

Interstate 5 in southwest Washington will see its fair share of construction this summer.

May 17, 2023, 6:48pm Clark County News

Seemingly everywhere you look, people are sporting their shades and sandals, blotched with sunscreen — and soon experiencing the road work season in full bloom. Read story

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston rides along the Chelatchie Railroad line while working near St. Johns Road. On Wednesday, the Clark County Council continued its debate on whether to allow heavy industrial development along the line.

Clark County Council continues debate over land along rail line

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston rides along the Chelatchie Railroad line while working near St. Johns Road. On Wednesday, the Clark County Council continued its debate on whether to allow heavy industrial development along the line.

May 17, 2023, 5:15pm Business

The question of how lands adjacent to Clark County’s short-line railroad can be developed and used won’t be easy to answer. That became clear during the county council’s second work session to consider freight rail-dependent uses and heavy industrial development regulations on Wednesday. The first work session was held March… Read story

Expect delays today on northbound I-5 through Woodland

May 16, 2023, 5:58am Clark County News

A rolling slowdown will be in effect from 9 to 11 a.m. today on northbound Interstate 5 south of Woodland so Washington State Department of Transportation crews can install a temporary bridge deck patch on the North Fork Lewis River Bridge after a hole was discovered in the center travel… Read story

After a nearly five-year hiatus due to litigation, the Clark County Council is resuming plans to allow more development to utilize its short line railroad. Plans were delayed after the railroad's operator, the Portland-Vancouver Junction Railroad, and the county engaged in a legal dispute over the validity of their lease.

Clark County rail plan on track as council considers development in rural areas

After a nearly five-year hiatus due to litigation, the Clark County Council is resuming plans to allow more development to utilize its short line railroad. Plans were delayed after the railroad's operator, the Portland-Vancouver Junction Railroad, and the county engaged in a legal dispute over the validity of their lease.

May 13, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

After a nearly five-year hiatus due to litigation, the Clark County Council is resuming plans to allow more development to utilize its short line railroad. Read story

The city of Vancouver has purchased the vacant lot next to the Vancouver Community Library for a transit center.

Vancouver eyes property near downtown library for transit center

The city of Vancouver has purchased the vacant lot next to the Vancouver Community Library for a transit center.

May 11, 2023, 7:12pm Clark County News

Behind a chain link fence next to the Vancouver Community Library sits one of downtown’s prime pieces of land: Library Square. Read story

Cars and trucks travel north on the Interstate 5 Bridge, seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

Oregon governor pauses toll plans until 2026

Cars and trucks travel north on the Interstate 5 Bridge, seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

May 2, 2023, 7:56pm Clark County News

Oregon interstates will live to see another toll-free year. Read story

Interstate traffic to Seattle.

Washington highways, aging ferries get big slice of $13.5B transportation plan

Interstate traffic to Seattle.

April 25, 2023, 7:32am Newsletter

The Washington state House and Senate agreed on a nearly $13.5 billion transportation budget over the weekend, a plan that spends heavily on major highway construction already in progress, the state ferry system, climate-focused projects and the court-mandated fix of the state’s fish culverts. Read story

The Legislature funded the project to redo the 179th/Interstate 5 interchange in Clark County.

Washington lawmakers give 179th Street project $87M

The Legislature funded the project to redo the 179th/Interstate 5 interchange in Clark County.

April 25, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Funding for two regionally important projects in Clark County was allotted as part of the state Legislature’s $13.4 billion transportation budget for the 2023-25 biennium: the 179th Street interchange on Interstate 5 and the I-5 Bridge replacement. Read story

A C-Tran bus passes a Sinclair gas station near Fisher's Landing Transit Center on Tuesday morning.

C-Tran staff proposes service changes

A C-Tran bus passes a Sinclair gas station near Fisher's Landing Transit Center on Tuesday morning.

April 21, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

With The Vine on Mill Plain, C-Tran’s second bus rapid transit route, and its Mill Plain Transit Center on track to open as soon as September, C-Tran staff unveiled a handful of service change proposals at the April board of directors meeting. Read story