Costs for the Interstate Bridge replacement have more than doubled to as much as $17.7B, raising funding concerns despite U.S ...

The $13.6 billion estimate is for the entire project, which includes not just the bridge itself but also a light rail ...

Despite federal approval and plans for contractor bids, uncertainty over escalating costs threatens the viability of the Columbia River bridge replacement project.

The decision settles a big lingering question: whether the new bridge will need to match the current bridge's 178-foot ...

By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard PORTLAND, Ore. -- Washington and Oregon will not have to build a bridge with a ...

The savings from the design will be welcome news for Washington and Oregon, which are confronting rising cost estimates for ...

The tab for building a new span over the Columbia River could roughly double to around $10 billion as the construction timeline slips. Washington State Standard is part of States Newsroom, a network ...

Approval of a 116-foot fixed span is a milestone in the effort to build a new Interstate 5 Bridge. Eliminating the prospect of a drawbridge answers one of the major questions surrounding the project a ...

Interstate Bridge project cost estimates soar up to $17.7B Funding gaps remain despite $5 billion identified from state, ...

The torturously slow pace and increasingly expensive price to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River have some Oregon and Washington lawmakers growing uneasy and frustrated. After ...

A view of the existing Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River, which connects Washington and Oregon. Lawmakers now anticipate costs to replace the bridge, which does not meet modern earthquake ...