The Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program has reached a critical step in its process and could receive final approval from the federal government by summer.

The program's interim administrator told commissioners IBRP's rising costs reflect what has been seen nationwide.

Sen. Cantwell said the decision allows U.S. transportation leaders to complete their environmental review of the program.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than 131,000 drivers crossed the Interstate Bridge between Portland and Vancouver each day in 2021 compared to 33,000 in 1961 ...

Washington and Oregon will not have to build a drawbridge as part of the project to replace the aging Interstate 5 Bridge across the Columbia River, the U.S. Coast Guard decided Friday. Instead, the ...

Despite federal approval and plans for contractor bids, uncertainty over escalating costs threatens the viability of the Columbia River bridge replacement project.

The U.S. Coast Guard has approved a major piece of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement plan, agreeing to a fixed-span bridge instead of a drawbridge. On Friday, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell’s office said ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington State Patrol says that a truck driver who was involved in last year's Interstate 5 bridge collapse north of Seattle received a ticket for negligent driving earlier ...

Replacing the Interstate 5 bridge connecting Oregon and Washington could require large mitigation payments to four businesses along the Columbia River. OPB’s Erik Neumann leads off today’s newsletter ...