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The project to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River hit a milestone late last month as the Oregon state Legislature voted to commit $1 billion in its share of funding for the …

PORTLAND — The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program secured a key piece of funding to keep the project on track, but the Oregon Department of Transportation says the Portland areas other

With Oregon and Washington each pledging $1 billion in funds, the project is now eligible to apply for up to $3 billion federal funding.

With Oregon and Washington each pledging $1 billion in funds, the project is now eligible to apply for up to $3 billion federal funding.

Thanks to a nearly six-week Republican walkout in the Oregon Senate that just ended last week, state legislators lost a lot of time they could've used to hash out bills. With the legislative session set to adjourn June 25, elected officials in Salem are now scrambling to pass important bills so they can get signed into law before time runs out. One piece of legislation set to advance tomorrow, House Bill 5005, establishes the amount...

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program released its first batch of visualizations of six replacement bridge options: four single-level bridges, one stacked bridge and one with a lift span.

In other news, Oregon voters may get to choose whether they want to use ranked-choice voting to elect their top federal and state officials, a black bear was euthanized after it attacked a man in La Grande who had twice shot the bear for harassing his chickens and more.

New visualizations released by the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program show possible redesigns for the bridge connecting Oregon and Washington.

The bridge planning team will come back with more detailed designs.

The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee On Transportation ended its final meeting to advance bills on Thursday without moving the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement policy bill to the Joint Committee on