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Motorists navigate the intersection of Northeast 179th Street and Northeast 29th Avenue, one of two intersections planned for improvements in the county Northeast 179th Street project. A large development of almost 300 apartments is under construction about 10 blocks west of the intersection.

Clark County Council to vote on 179th Street plan

Motorists navigate the intersection of Northeast 179th Street and Northeast 29th Avenue, one of two intersections planned for improvements in the county Northeast 179th Street project. A large development of almost 300 apartments is under construction about 10 blocks west of the intersection.

July 15, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

The Clark County Council will vote Tuesday to approve the 179th Street Access Management and Circulation Plan. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Interstate 5 Bridge project seeks $500M grant

The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

July 13, 2023, 5:46pm Clark County News

Equivalent to one of the largest lottery jackpots ever or the gross domestic product of the Federated States of Micronesia, you can do a lot with $500 million. Read story

Metered ramp warnings are posted just off of Washington Street at the beginning of the I-5 onramp before the Interstate 5 Bridge in Vancouver on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

More onramp meters on way for I-5, I-205

Metered ramp warnings are posted just off of Washington Street at the beginning of the I-5 onramp before the Interstate 5 Bridge in Vancouver on Thursday, May 30, 2019.

July 11, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

More onramp meters are coming to Clark County. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement will affect Hayden Island arguably more than anywhere else. Program Administrator Greg Johnson says he believes it will unlock some of the island's potential. Some residents fear it will negatively impact the island.

Hayden Island holds its breath as Interstate Bridge Project takes shape

The Interstate 5 Bridge replacement will affect Hayden Island arguably more than anywhere else. Program Administrator Greg Johnson says he believes it will unlock some of the island's potential. Some residents fear it will negatively impact the island.

July 8, 2023, 6:14am Business

Michael Brady stood on a floor of painted roses and held his left arm out. Read story

Nan Henriksen, former mayor of Camas, left, greets U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez at the Port of Camas-Washougal on Friday morning.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg touts Washougal train project

Nan Henriksen, former mayor of Camas, left, greets U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez at the Port of Camas-Washougal on Friday morning.

July 7, 2023, 12:15pm Clark County News

Against the backdrop of the gray Columbia River on an overcast Friday morning, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg touted the $40 million federal investment in the Washougal 32nd Street Underpass Project. Read story

Bridge work on I-5 near La Center on Friday will cause long northbound delays

July 6, 2023, 5:16am Clark County News Free

Work to install steel plates on the East Fork Lewis River Bridge on Interstate 5 near La Center will occur from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday The work requires that the right lane of northbound Interstate 5 and the right shoulder be closed. Read story

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and other community stakeholders will be in Washougal on Friday touting the $40 million federal investment in the 32nd Street Underpass Project.

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg to visit Clark County on Friday

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and other community stakeholders will be in Washougal on Friday touting the $40 million federal investment in the 32nd Street Underpass Project.

June 30, 2023, 5:35pm Clark County News

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and other community stakeholders will be in Washougal on Friday touting the $40 million federal investment in the 32nd Street Underpass Project. Read story

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

Oregon approval of Interstate 5 Bridge funding hailed

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

June 26, 2023, 6:41pm Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle was restless on Sunday. Read story

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

Oregon Legislature approves funding state’s share of replacement I-5 Bridge

Cars travel along the Oregon side of I-5 and the Interstate Bridge on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers.

June 25, 2023, 8:32pm Business

On the last day of its 2023 session, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill containing $1 billion in funding for the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program, passing one of the last major hurdles for the program to break ground in late 2025 or early 2026. Read story

Work on Lewis and Clark Bridge at Longview to begin Monday

June 23, 2023, 5:17am Clark County News

Work to replace two bridge expansion joints and a fractured floor beam on the Highway 433 Lewis and Clark Bridge connecting Longview and Rainier, Ore., will start on Monday. Read story