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Oregon Transportation Commission, wary of I-5 Rose Quarter project’s growing price tag, grants conditional approval
The project’s rising cost is giving transportation commissioners pause over whether the preferred option is viable and how committed their government partners are to a project that puts restorative justice at its center.
Gov. Kate Brown throws support behind ‘win-win’ highway expansion proposal
The proposal involves spending more than $1 billion to cap a portion of Interstate 5 through Portland, a key demand by community groups.
As Washington shapes plans to replace I-5 bridge, Oregon lawmakers wait and watch
Oregon still feels like “the bride left waiting at the altar,” said Sen. Lee Beyer, D-Springfield, after the Washington State Senate infamously refused in 2013 to fund a replacement for the century-old bridge.
Update: I-5 Interstate Bridge repairs postponed, agencies cite wildfire emergencies
Plans to close Interstate 5 Bridge have been postponed.
Washington Lawmakers Seek New Routes To Cross Columbia River
It’s been almost three years since Oregon legislators walked away from a controversial project aimed at replacing the Interstate 5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver.