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The project team unveiled most of its remaining high-level design choices at a meeting on Thursday, including the number of lanes on the bridge.

The project team unveiled most of its remaining high-level design choices at a meeting on Thursday, including the number of auxiliary lanes on the bridge.

The revived effort to replace the Interstate 5 bridge connecting Portland and Vancouver took a major step forward Thursday morning when transportation engineers proposed a preliminary bridge design to regional politicians and stakeholders. Oregon and Washington leaders committed to replacing the interstate bridge in 2019, citing seismic vulnerability and traffic congestion. In a presentation to the project’s Executive Steering Group (ESG)—which is made up of transportation officials ...

[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that's on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] Metro Council President Lynn Peterson The Portland Metro Council, whose reach extends over a three county region (Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas), has its fingers in a lot of pies—land use, environmental concerns, and transportation, as well as running such...

The Locally Preferred Alternative is a high-level conceptual design that will fill in most of the remaining blanks about the project plan.

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program always planned on mass transit, but left the choice between light rail and Bus Rapid Transit open until now.

Planning for the new Interstate Bridge will include light rail.

Planning for the new Interstate Bridge will include light rail.

Planning for the new Interstate Bridge will include light rail.

Planning for the new Interstate Bridge will include light rail.