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The bridge requires about $40,000 worth of grease a year to keep it in shape.

Will Washington and Oregon be able to avoid the problems that plagued their last attempt to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge? Transportation officials are working diligently to ensure it happens.

WSDOT updates transportation in the state due to the pandemic and lockdown Each quarter, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) publishes a Gray Notebook to inform citizens and legislators about the state of transportation in Washington. The March 2021 snapshot revealed some important perspective on the choices of drivers as the state began recovering from the pandemic lockdown. People have resumed using their cars. WSDOT reports “8 percent fewer vehicles traveling on monitored state highways on Monday, May 3, 2021 than on Monday, May 6, 2019 due to Washington’s continu...

New timeline announced for replacement of I-5 bridge A new push to replace the Interstate 5 bridge is well underway, and far enough along for officials to release a timeline to complete design and start construction. Author: Tim Gordon Updated: 6:38 PM PDT July 20, 2021 VANCOUVER, Wash. — The push to replace the Interstate 5 bridge is far enough along that officials have released a timeline for the design and construction of the new bridge.  It is no small project to replace a bridge that is part of a major interstate freeway connecting Oregon and Washington...

Billed as a "bridge replacement," the latest iteration of the Columbia River Crossing project is a costly expansion that will impose new tolls and cost upwards of $5 billion, according to an article by Joe Cortright.