Despite federal approval and plans for contractor bids, uncertainty over escalating costs threatens viability of Columbia River bridge replacement project.
To date, more than $4 billion in funding has been secured for the critical Pacific Northwest transportation link with $1.5 billion in estimated toll revenue as well.
Oregon and Washington continue the joint effort in restarting -- yet again -- discussions focused on replacing the aging Interstate Bride over the Columbia River, the Interstate 5 crossing that links the two Pacific Northwest states.
Efforts to replace the 100-year-old Interstate Bridge connecting Oregon to Washington over the Columbia River, however far they’ve advanced in the past, have all fallen short. Now, though, a small bit of life comes back to the bridge replacement discussion.
Oregon was completely shut out and Washington received one nod, according to the working draft of President Donald Trump’s list of 50 top priority infrastructure projects across the country.
