Interstate 5

The bridge as currently planned may not be high enough, planners said Friday. But planning for a lift doesn't mean the bridge will have one.

Building a new I-5 bridge will cost between $5 and $7.5 billion dollars, according to the team spearheading the project. The new price tag raises questions for lawmakers and taxpayers.

The decision to include light rail killed the previous version of the project nearly a decade ago, but the two states agree extension of MAX yellow line is the best option moving forward.

Environmental review of project’s “Hybrid Option 3” could push timeline back five to six months, but project still expected to break ground in late 2023.

The highway was closed from Wednesday evening until Thursday afternoon near the Oregon-California border. It will likely cause delays in delivery of goods.

Officers are investigating the aftermath of a series of armed car jackings in which police killed a person.

The project’s rising cost is giving transportation commissioners pause over whether the preferred option is viable and how committed their government partners are to a project that puts restorative justice at its center.

The proposal involves spending more than $1 billion to cap a portion of Interstate 5 through Portland, a key demand by community groups.

Oregon still feels like “the bride left waiting at the altar,” said Sen. Lee Beyer, D-Springfield, after the Washington State Senate infamously refused in 2013 to fund a replacement for the century-old bridge.

Plans to close Interstate 5 Bridge have been postponed.