March 19, 2026 8:03 am
Clark County, Government, News 
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, center, speaks at a press conference Tuesday at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program headquarters in downtown Vancouver.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, left, speaks at a press conference Tuesday at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program headquarters in downtown Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks at a press conference Tuesday at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program headquarters in downtown Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, right, answers a question from a reporter Tuesday, during a press conference at the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program headquarters in downtown Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
The Interstate 5 Bridge rises above the tree line Tuesday as seen from the Interstate Bridge Replacement headquarters in downtown Vancouver. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
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 program released a new estimate Tuesday showing that the entire project will cost between $13.5 billion and $15.2 billion.
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