It's not just the Ship Canal: Another part of I-5 needs a major makeover
The last few weeks, Seattle commuters have been weathering I-5 maintenance on the Ship Canal Bridge. The traffic is bad, the timeline is long … yeah, it’s not fun.
Maybe this will help ease the frustration while you wait in traffic. It could be worse: we could need a whole new bridge.
That’s the situation for the I-5 span over the Columbia River, at the border of Washington and Oregon. Parts of the crossing are over 100 years old, and local leaders have discussed a replacement for decades.
Planning between Washington and Oregon started twenty years ago … the project…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.