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Stories by William Seekamp

Columbian staff writer

Travelers wait at their gates in the newly renovated and extended Concourse B, which reopened in late 2021 at Portland International Airport. PDX's new main terminal is under construction now and on track to open in 2025.

Portland International Airport project ‘Looking Up’

Travelers wait at their gates in the newly renovated and extended Concourse B, which reopened in late 2021 at Portland International Airport. PDX's new main terminal is under construction now and on track to open in 2025.

August 9, 2022, 6:00am Business

Everyone hates getting stuck at the airport. Read story

Closure begins at Fourth Plain and 182nd as crews install roundabout

August 4, 2022, 5:09am Clark County News

The intersection of Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard, also known as state Highway 500, and 182nd Avenue will be closed from today through Aug. 14 while a roundabout is installed. Read story

C-Tran to provide free shuttle service to Clark County Fair

August 2, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Life

C-Tran is providing a free shuttle service to the Clark County Fair from Aug. 5 to Aug. 14. Buses will run from 12:30 to 11 p.m. Read story

An unfinished rapid transit platform sits near the corner of East Mill Plain Boulevard and East Reserve Street in Vancouver. It will be one of 37 stations serving The Vine on Mill Plain.

The Vine on Mill Plain construction continues in Vancouver

An unfinished rapid transit platform sits near the corner of East Mill Plain Boulevard and East Reserve Street in Vancouver. It will be one of 37 stations serving The Vine on Mill Plain.

August 2, 2022, 6:04am Business

Those who have driven down Mill Plain Boulevard recently have likely seen the construction signs, orange cones and new steel bus stations as C-Tran constructs their second bus rapid transit line, The Vine. Read story

A C-Tran bus passes a Sinclair gas station near Fisher's Landing Transit Center on Tuesday morning.

Clark County services squeezed by high gas prices avoid passing costs to customers

A C-Tran bus passes a Sinclair gas station near Fisher's Landing Transit Center on Tuesday morning.

July 27, 2022, 6:08am Business

Although high gas prices have been felt by essential services, such as C-Tran, American Medical Response and Clark Public Utilities, the cost increases have not been transferred to their users. Read story

Oregon Metro Councilor Shirley Craddick worked on both the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program and the Columbia River Crossing. She says trust among the sponsors is much higher this time around.

Interstate 5 Bridge project partners come with caveats

Oregon Metro Councilor Shirley Craddick worked on both the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program and the Columbia River Crossing. She says trust among the sponsors is much higher this time around.

July 24, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Eight partners in the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program have endorsed the master plan, moving the project to the environmental review phase. But the conditions that most of the partners placed on their approval illustrate sizeable gaps in how each stakeholder views the project, and foreshadow the delicacy and difficulty… Read story

Clark County receives Safe Routes to School grant

July 23, 2022, 5:22am Clark County News

Clark County received $389,000 from the Safe Routes to School grants, as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation using $20 million to fund 15 community projects this summer. Read story

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street station near Mall 205 in Portland.

Light rail’s history on the ballot in Clark County a complicated affair

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street station near Mall 205 in Portland.

July 22, 2022, 11:44am Clark County News

Light rail has appeared on the ballot three times in Clark County, although voters have never been directly asked if they want to extend TriMet’s light rail system into Vancouver. Read story

The I-5 Bridge stretches over the Columbia River at sunrise.

I-5 Bridge Replacement Program moves into environmental review phase

The I-5 Bridge stretches over the Columbia River at sunrise.

July 21, 2022, 6:29pm Business

An early version of the Interstate 5 Bridge plan officially moved into the federal environmental review process after it was unanimously recommended by the executive steering committee on Thursday. Read story

Vancouver mayor saluted for work on transportation

July 21, 2022, 6:15am Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle has been named 2022 Outstanding Public Transportation Board Member by the American Public Transportation Association. Read story