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More frequent crashes, more people waiting in longer and longer traffic jams and lost business productivity are just some of the many troubles associated with traveling the Interstate 5 Bridge today, and it won’t get any better unless a new crossing is built.
That was the message at the Business Leaders Regional Transportation Summit, a symposium primarily focused on the transportation hindrances associated with the antiquated bridge, and getting across the message to political...

Oregon transportation officials confirmed Thursday that they will abide by a committee’s recommendation and not immediately pursue tolling on Interstates 5 and 205 from the Washington border.
But they will consider imposing tolls on all Portland-area freeways.
The news came in a letter Thursday to Sen. Patty Murray, who had written to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown asking her to ensure that the Oregon Transportation Commission respect a recommendation made by the Portland Region Value...

Washington officials could begin jostling for a new Interstate 5 bridge.
The Columbian reports that the Vancouver City Council unanimously passed a resolution backing that the Columbia River Crossing be replaced. The Council wants state lawmakers to fund a new structure, according to the Columbian.
The vote reinforces what Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle told the PBJ in February: With more residents moving to Vancouver, the region must accommodate a growing commuter...

Vancouver's City Council unanimously threw its support Monday behind building a new Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Columbia River with separated transit and improved bike and pedestrian facilities.
Almost five years after the Columbia River Crossing officially died despite nearly $190 million worth of planning over more than a decade, Vancouver's city leaders voted Monday to try to revive the bridge project. But the city appeared to leave the door open for bus-rapid transit in lieu of...

The thorny subject of replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge, Southwest Washington’s most divisive piece of infrastructure, has not escaped the attention of the state’s long-term transportation planners.
The bridge is the first issue discussed in the “Tough Topics” section of the draft Washington Transportation Plan — 2040 and Beyond, a long-term transportation plan created by the Washington State Transportation Commission.
“Replacing this vital...