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Columbian Transportation & Environment Reporter

By the time the Columbia River Crossing locks its doors for good next month, taxpayers may end up spending more than $200 million on an effort that never turned a shovel toward actual construction.

Records detail spending on CRC

By the time the Columbia River Crossing locks its doors for good next month, taxpayers may end up spending more than $200 million on an effort that never turned a shovel toward actual construction.

April 17, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

By the time the Columbia River Crossing locks its doors for good next month, taxpayers may end up spending more than $200 million on an effort that never turned a shovel toward actual construction. Read story

The Interstate 5 bridge from the Oregon side looking northwest toward Washington.

CRC audit finds $17M in excess, questionable costs

The Interstate 5 bridge from the Oregon side looking northwest toward Washington.

April 15, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A state audit of the Columbia River Crossing found $17 million in excess or questionable spending, including larger-than-usual profit markups to project consultants and work that wasn't authorized by contract in advance. Read story

Workers disassemble a concrete form as the Oregon Department of Transportation continues work to expand the interchange at Interstate 205 and Northeast Airport Way in Portland.

I-205 work in Portland to benefit Clark County commuters

Workers disassemble a concrete form as the Oregon Department of Transportation continues work to expand the interchange at Interstate 205 and Northeast Airport Way in Portland.

April 15, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

PORTLAND -- A construction project now underway in Portland figures to benefit thousands of Clark County commuters by the end of this year. Read story

A log loader places a load of timber in a scaling-and-sorting area at Columbia Vista Corp. on Wednesday in Vancouver.

East county sees increase in logging

A log loader places a load of timber in a scaling-and-sorting area at Columbia Vista Corp. on Wednesday in Vancouver.

April 13, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

A significant uptick in local logging is fueling bigger timber harvests in east Clark County than some residents say they've seen in decades. Read story

Passengers wait to board a C-Tran bus at the Vancovuer Mall Transit Center.

Madore slams C-Tran closed-door session

Passengers wait to board a C-Tran bus at the Vancovuer Mall Transit Center.

April 10, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

C-Tran is facing questions after holding an unusual closed-door executive session in the middle of its Tuesday board meeting to discuss the bus rapid transit project that was up for action that night. Read story

A Bus Rapid Transit vehicle stops on the side of East Fourth Plain Boulevard at Grand Boulevard in this artist's rendition of C-Tran's proposed system.

C-Tran board narrowly advances BRT

A Bus Rapid Transit vehicle stops on the side of East Fourth Plain Boulevard at Grand Boulevard in this artist's rendition of C-Tran's proposed system.

April 8, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

The C-Tran board on Tuesday narrowly advanced a proposed bus rapid transit system on Vancouver's Fourth Plain corridor, authorizing additional design work and committing $200,000 more to the project. Read story

Aerial photo of the partially dismantled Davy Crockett,  March 28, 2011.

New rules coming for sales of old vessels

Aerial photo of the partially dismantled Davy Crockett,  March 28, 2011.

April 4, 2014, 5:00pm Business

State officials are finalizing rules that would put increased scrutiny on the sale of older, longer barges and ships in Washington. Read story

Local help for Oso landslide response

April 4, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

When the Cascades Volcano Observatory was asked to help with the response to last month's fatal landslide in Snohomish County, the Vancouver-based operation turned to familiar tools. Read story

Anna Hancock of Vancouver reads a book while waiting for the No. 9 bus on her way home from work Tuesday.

Rainy March eases drought concerns

Anna Hancock of Vancouver reads a book while waiting for the No. 9 bus on her way home from work Tuesday.

April 1, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

Paltry precipitation numbers in December and January had some people in Washington whispering drought earlier this winter. Read story

Bill Cole, owner of Nature's Wild Harvest, helps Melanie Kelly of Vancouver choose from a variety of wildflower honey Sunday at the Vancouver Farmers Market.

Growers gear up for farmers market season

Bill Cole, owner of Nature's Wild Harvest, helps Melanie Kelly of Vancouver choose from a variety of wildflower honey Sunday at the Vancouver Farmers Market.

March 31, 2014, 5:00pm Clark County News

For Bill Cole, the arrival of farmers market season means business is about to pick up. Read story