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$400 million Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement highlights problems with I-5 Bridge project
Transportation

$400 million Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement highlights problems with I-5 Bridge project

Interstate Bridge replacement proposal compares poorly with Baltimore and other projects.

Apr 1, 2024

First in nation zone toll designed to raise $1 billion per year in NYC
Transportation

First in nation zone toll designed to raise $1 billion per year in NYC

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s approval of a zone tolling program in New York City, aimed at combating traffic congestion and funding mass transit, faces legal challenges and public ou…

Mar 28, 2024

Pedestrian safety improvements coming to SR 503 near Prairie High School in Vancouver
Transportation

Pedestrian safety improvements coming to SR 503 near Prairie High School in Vancouver

WSDOT plans to build a HAWK (High intensity Activated crossWalK) pedestrian signal, creating safer access for pedestrians crossing SR 503 to and from Prairie High School.

Mar 28, 2024

Opinion: There are plenty of ways to reduce the cost of the I-5 Bridge replacement project
Opinion

Opinion: There are plenty of ways to reduce the cost of the I-5 Bridge replacement project

Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance shares ways the proposed I-5 Bridge replacement project price tag can be trimmed.

Mar 26, 2024

Studded tire removal deadline is March 31
Transportation

Studded tire removal deadline is March 31

Springtime in the Pacific Northwest often signals blooming flowers and warmer days ahead. It also means Washington’s deadline to remove studded tires is fast approaching.

Mar 21, 2024

Expect overnight delays along SR-14 at Lieser Road in Vancouver, March 20-21
Transportation

Expect overnight delays along SR-14 at Lieser Road in Vancouver, March 20-21

Travelers who use State Route 14 through Vancouver in southern Clark County, should plan for two additional overnight closures.

Mar 20, 2024

Bi-state tolling committee continues I-5 Bridge toll discussions
Transportation

Bi-state tolling committee continues I-5 Bridge toll discussions

Two Wasington and two Oregon members of the state transportation commissions met again to continue planning for Interstate Bridge replacement tolls.

Mar 15, 2024

Poll: Are you willing to accept tolls as a way to help fund a project to replace the I-5 Bridge?
Opinion

Poll: Are you willing to accept tolls as a way to help fund a project to replace the I-5 Bridge?

Are you willing to accept tolls as a way to help fund a project to replace the I-5 Bridge?

Mar 14, 2024

Expect overnight delays along SR 14 at Lieser Road in Vancouver
Transportation

Expect overnight delays along SR 14 at Lieser Road in Vancouver

Travelers who use State Route 14 through Vancouver in southern Clark County, should plan for three overnight closures.

Mar 14, 2024

Oregon Gov Kotek kills I-5 & I-205 per mile tolling, but proposed I-5 Bridge tolls remain
Transportation

Oregon Gov Kotek kills I-5 & I-205 per mile tolling, but proposed I-5 Bridge tolls remain

In a major victory for Oregon residents, especially citizens of Clackamas County along the southern I-205 corridor, Governor Tina Kotek canceled one component of tolling for I-5 and I-205 in the st…

Mar 12, 2024

IBR releases new bridge visualizations as program gets pushback at two meetings
Transportation

IBR releases new bridge visualizations as program gets pushback at two meetings

At Tuesday’s Interstate Bridge Replacement Program meeting of the Executive Steering Group, new visualizations of three possible bridge designs were shown.

Mar 7, 2024

Seattle area maximum toll rates to increase 50 percent – a cautionary tale for Portland-area tolling
Transportation

Seattle area maximum toll rates to increase 50 percent – a cautionary tale for Portland-area tolling

Following many months of discussion and mostly negative public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC) approved “phase one” of toll rate increases at their January 29 meeting.

Feb 29, 2024

Transportation Commission subcommittee meets to plan for Interstate Bridge tolls
Transportation

Transportation Commission subcommittee meets to plan for Interstate Bridge tolls

On Friday, a subcommittee of the Washington and Oregon Transportation Commissions (WSTC & OTC) met for the first time. The members’ mission is to discuss and begin the process for imposing tolls on…

Feb 26, 2024

Transportation commissions form bi-state tolling subcommittee to guide tolling on I-5 Bridge
Transportation

Transportation commissions form bi-state tolling subcommittee to guide tolling on I-5 Bridge

The Oregon Transportation Commission and Washington State Transportation Commission have formed a new bi-state tolling subcommittee to study and assess possible toll rates and policies for the Inte…

Feb 16, 2024

Buttigieg promises IBR ‘is going to happen,’ but will it?
Transportation

Buttigieg promises IBR ‘is going to happen,’ but will it?

Secretary of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s visit to Clark County full of promises, but are they being met by the Interstate Bridge replacement project?

Feb 15, 2024

Safety and mobility improvements on SR 500 in Vancouver go live Feb. 15
Transportation

Safety and mobility improvements on SR 500 in Vancouver go live Feb. 15

Families in the Orchards neighborhood in Vancouver now have a safer path for walking, biking or using mobility devices to travel to school.

Feb 13, 2024

Daytime ramp closure for maintenance work on Wednesday
Transportation

Daytime ramp closure for maintenance work on Wednesday

People who travel between southbound Interstate 205 and eastbound State Route 14 in Vancouver, will need to plan ahead and use an alternate route this week.

Feb 5, 2024

Tolling committee discusses traffic diversion, revenue sharing and TriMet
Transportation

Tolling committee discusses traffic diversion, revenue sharing and TriMet

An Oregon Department of Transportation committee discussing the implementation of tolling on freeways and highways has been bogged down on defining traffic diversion, revenue sharing and transit is…

Feb 1, 2024