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An Amtrak train pulls into the Vancouver station on Feb. 7.

Amtrak said slides that blocked tracks earlier this year were ‘south of Kelso’ — in Felida

An Amtrak train pulls into the Vancouver station on Feb. 7.

March 22, 2024, 7:40am Business

When a series of landslides interrupted Amtrak’s service in Southwest Washington between December and February, the company described the location of the slides as “south of Kelso.” Read story

Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, D-Spokane, speaks during a legislative session preview in the Cherberg Building at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

As Washington lawmakers pass on lowering limits for driving drunk, a borrowed breath tester changed at least one mind

Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, D-Spokane, speaks during a legislative session preview in the Cherberg Building at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

March 19, 2024, 7:38am Business

After another year of debate, Washington lawmakers again set aside a proposal to lower the legal limit for driving drunk. 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.

Questions ahead for tolling on Interstate 5 Bridge

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.

March 15, 2024, 8:15pm Clark County News

A bistate subcommittee heavily involved in re-establishing tolls on the Interstate 5 Bridge to help fund its replacement met Friday for the first time since Oregon’s plan to toll all lanes of I-5 and Interstate 205 from the interstate bridges to near Wilsonville, Ore., was canceled. Read story

A tight squeeze on the current bridge has cost many vehicles their side-view mirrors.

$8 million more in funding secured for Hood River bridge replacement

A tight squeeze on the current bridge has cost many vehicles their side-view mirrors.

March 15, 2024, 11:36am Clark County News

Hood River-White Salmon Bridge project officials have nearly secured two-thirds of the bridge replacement project’s estimated $520 million price tag with another $8 million in federal earmarks announced this week. Read story

Expect overnight delays along Highway 14 at Lieser Road

March 15, 2024, 5:55am Clark County News

All eastbound lanes and the left westbound lane on state Highway 14 at the Lieser Road overpass will be closed periodically overnight through the end of March as the Washington State Department of Transportation’s contractor crews make repairs to the overpass. Read story

Northeast 179th Street passes underneath Interstate 5 north of Vancouver. Some of the worst of the concrete panels that form the pavement will be fixed this summer, with more work planned in 2025.

The worst pavement panels on I-5 north of Vancouver will be fixed this summer

Northeast 179th Street passes underneath Interstate 5 north of Vancouver. Some of the worst of the concrete panels that form the pavement will be fixed this summer, with more work planned in 2025.

March 13, 2024, 3:01pm Clark County News

Some of the roughest sections of Interstate 5 in Clark County are slated to be upgraded this summer. Read story

Traffic travels westbound on state Highway 14 while passing a nearly completed sound wall on Oct. 25, 2023.

Roadway projects in Southwest Washington closer to finish line

Traffic travels westbound on state Highway 14 while passing a nearly completed sound wall on Oct. 25, 2023.

March 13, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

With warm weather on the horizon, the Washington State Department of Transportation and its contractor crews are preparing to dive into road work. Read story

Traffic moves along I5 in the Rose Quarter in Portland on Friday morning, March 22, 2019.

Federal Highway Administration gives thumbs up to I-5 Rose Quarter improvement project

Traffic moves along I5 in the Rose Quarter in Portland on Friday morning, March 22, 2019.

March 12, 2024, 9:59am Business

A project that aims to ease traffic congestion into downtown Portland, benefiting Clark County commuters, cleared a key hurdle this week. Read story

FILE - Traffic travels on the Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects Portland, Ore., with southwest Washington state, Feb. 13, 2024, as seen from near the Washington state entrance to the bridge in Vancouver, Wash. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to scrap a plan to implement tolls on large sections of the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 bridges, she said Monday, March 11.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants tolling plan on sections of Interstates 5, 205 scrapped

FILE - Traffic travels on the Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects Portland, Ore., with southwest Washington state, Feb. 13, 2024, as seen from near the Washington state entrance to the bridge in Vancouver, Wash. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to scrap a plan to implement tolls on large sections of the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 bridges, she said Monday, March 11.

March 11, 2024, 8:04pm Latest News

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants to scrap a plan to implement tolls on large sections of two Portland-area interstates, she said Monday. Read story

Washougal City Council member David Fritz, left, talks to Washougal Coffee Company employee Kevin Credelle. Fritz would like to see more bicycle-friendly infrastructure built in Washougal to help bicyclists have safe options for riding to local businesses, parks, the Port of Camas-Washougal and the nearby city of Camas.

Washougal, port leaders call for bike-friendly infrastructure

Washougal City Council member David Fritz, left, talks to Washougal Coffee Company employee Kevin Credelle. Fritz would like to see more bicycle-friendly infrastructure built in Washougal to help bicyclists have safe options for riding to local businesses, parks, the Port of Camas-Washougal and the nearby city of Camas.

March 9, 2024, 6:10am Business

When Recluse Brew Works opened at the Port of Camas-Washougal’s industrial park in November 2023, its founders hoped to attract recreational enthusiasts eager to take advantage of the pub’s location near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Read story