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Could the November election spell trouble for the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project?

New Interstate 5 spans could break ground as soon as 2026; some local Republican candidates don’t want that to happen

By Dylan Jefferies, Columbian staff writer
Published: August 17, 2024, 6:14am
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Officials with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program take a close look at the bridge during an August celebration of federal investments. &ldquo;You better start taking pictures of this bridge, because it&rsquo;s not going to be around much longer,&rdquo; said U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington.
Officials with the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program take a close look at the bridge during an August celebration of federal investments. “You better start taking pictures of this bridge, because it’s not going to be around much longer,” said U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington. (Dylan Jefferies/The Columbian files) Photo Gallery

The Columbia River Crossing project probably wouldn’t have died in the Legislature in 2013 if not for just a handful of Clark County voters.

That iteration of the effort to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge met its demise after then-state Sen. Don Benton, a Republican firebrand from Vancouver, won reelection.

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