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March 19, 2026
C-Tran board to comply with Washington’s edict
C-Tran’s board on Tuesday agreed to alter its structure after resisting an edict from the Washington State Department of Transportation for nine months.
C-Tran’s board on Tuesday agreed to alter its structure after resisting an edict from the Washington State Department of Transportation for nine months.
Newly released estimates show the cost of replacing the 109-year-old Interstate 5 Bridge and improving the adjacent 5 miles of freeway will likely be more than double the $5 billion to $7.5 billion estimate quoted by the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program for the past three years.
The Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Program has reached a critical step in its process and could receive final approval from the federal government by summer.
Protesters have gathered in front of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s Vancouver offices every day last week.
The U.S. Coast Guard has approved a major piece of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement plan, agreeing to a fixed-span bridge instead of a drawbridge.
Vancouver Democrat Terri Niles has dropped out of the 2026 race for 17th Legislative District Position 2 seat currently held by Republican David Stuebe in the Washington House of Representatives.
Newly discovered documents show the cost of replacing the century-old, seismically unstable Interstate 5 Bridge could be more than double the $6 billion estimate quoted by Interstate Bridge Replacement Program leaders since 2022.
Legislators on both sides of the Columbia River expressed disappointment Monday after Interstate Bridge Replacement Program leaders failed to provide a long-awaited cost estimate update during their bistate legislative committee meeting.
Parks leaders are celebrating the city of Vancouver’s official acquisition of a 14.3-acre parcel of undeveloped, forested land in east Vancouver set to become the city’s newest community park.
Leaders say they’ve reached a key milestone in their quest to replace the century-old Interstate 5 Bridge.