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Don’t bypass bicycle safety: Local cyclists raise the alarm ahead of Ride Around Clark County event Saturday

July 25, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life Updated 11 hours ago

The biggest annual community bike event in Clark County is set for Saturday, and sponsors say they’re excited for a fun outing — but more than a little worried about… Read story

Despite early start, Vancouver schools, teachers union still negotiating as end of contract approaches

July 23, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 2 days ago

At the end of August, the Vancouver Education Association’s contract will expire with Vancouver Public Schools. Southwest Washington’s second-largest teachers union hopes to reach a deal before then. Read story

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

Clark County rejects plan to reclassify private road leading to gravel mine

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

July 22, 2024, 5:39pm Business

Residents living along Southeast 356th Avenue in Washougal arrived at the Clark County Council’s July 16 meeting to drive one point home: The county should not approve a mining operation’s request to convert their private road into a public road. Read story

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks near St. Johns Road in May 2023. The Clark County Council recently decided not to move forward with hiring a consultant to complete regulations for the section of rail line set aside for industrial development. The question of where the county goes from here remains unanswered.

‘There is no moving forward’: Clark County Council at impasse on railroad

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks near St. Johns Road in May 2023. The Clark County Council recently decided not to move forward with hiring a consultant to complete regulations for the section of rail line set aside for industrial development. The question of where the county goes from here remains unanswered.

July 22, 2024, 4:02pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

The Clark County Council’s decision not to spend nearly $100,000 on a rail consultant, made during its July 10 meeting, caught many by surprise. Council members Gary Medvigy, Michele Belkot and Karen Bowerman previously supported hiring a consultant to complete development regulations related to the roughly 400 acres along Highway… Read story

C-Tran Route 71 is among those that have dropped trips because of a driver shortage.

C-Tran driver shortage that’s causing missed trips and delays expected to continue for months

C-Tran Route 71 is among those that have dropped trips because of a driver shortage.

May 31, 2024, 6:04am Business

C-Tran passengers may experience delays and missed trips in the coming weeks due to an ongoing driver shortage. Read story

North Clark County school districts have received an EPA grant to help them purchase electric school buses but it may be a few years before they can get on the road.

EPA grants Woodland Public Schools $2.8M to buy electric school buses

North Clark County school districts have received an EPA grant to help them purchase electric school buses but it may be a few years before they can get on the road.

May 31, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Woodland Public Schools received a $2.8 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to replace 14 aging diesel school buses with electric school buses, according to a news release from Sen. Patty Murray’s office. Read story

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds a cupcake celebrating the 107th birthday of the Interstate 5 Bridge on Feb. 13 in Vancouver.

Tolls on existing I-5 bridge starting in 2026 will help pay for the new span linking Oregon and Washington

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds a cupcake celebrating the 107th birthday of the Interstate 5 Bridge on Feb. 13 in Vancouver.

May 15, 2024, 9:50am Editor's Choice Free

When construction starts on a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River in early 2026, drivers will begin paying tolls on the existing span between Washington and Oregon. Read story

Amtrak adds 2 additional Portland-Seattle round-trips

December 1, 2023, 5:59am Business

Beginning on Dec. 11, Amtrak is adding two additional round-trips between Portland and Seattle, bringing the number of daily train trips between the two cities to 14. Read story

Amtrak to add second round-trip to Canada

January 14, 2023, 6:02am Business

Amtrak will add a second round-trip to Vancouver, B.C., by March 7, in its pursuit of restoring service to pre-pandemic levels, Amtrak announced in a letter to the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Transportation. Read story

The segment of state Highway 14 between Interstate 205 and 164th Avenue is notorious for congestion, a problem which WSDOT seeks to address by adding additional travel lanes and a "peak-use shoulder lane" for overflow traffic.

Highway 14 construction to add third lanes set to begin next week

The segment of state Highway 14 between Interstate 205 and 164th Avenue is notorious for congestion, a problem which WSDOT seeks to address by adding additional travel lanes and a "peak-use shoulder lane" for overflow traffic.

September 28, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

Construction of a third lane in both directions of state Highway 14 between the Interstate 205 and Southeast 164th Avenue interchanges will begin as early as Oct. 3. Read story