Roads and Bridges

I-5 Bridge Replacement Between Washington and Oregon Climbs to $14.4 Billion

After two decades of debate, officials are committed to replacing the aging Columbia River crossing linking Portland and ...
Axios on MSN

How the I-5 bridge project became a decades-long saga

The soaring price tag for a new Interstate 5 bridge connecting Washington and Oregon is only the latest stumble in a decades-long effort to replace the aging crossing. Why it matters: The total ...

I-5 bridge replacement estimated to cost $7.8B, official estimate states, but full project could run over $14B

Gov. Bob Ferguson held a press conference sharing developments on the massive (and expensive) construction project Tuesday ...
Engineering News-Record

I-5 Bridge Project Under Fire from Oregon Officials as Costs Soar

The existing Interstate Bridge carries I-5 across the Columbia River between Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash. The aging lift span is central to the planned Interstate Bridge Replacement program, ...
The Columbian

Documents: Cost of replacing I-5 Bridge could be more than double $6 billion estimate

Newly discovered documents show the cost of replacing the century-old, seismically unstable Interstate 5 Bridge could be more than double the $6 billion estimate quoted by Interstate Bridge ...
The Columbian

Adding light rail, other improvements will follow when money is available

Interim Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Administrator Carley Francis, right, answers a question from a reporter Tuesday during a press conference at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program ...