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Oregon begins work to unclog I-5’s notorious Delta Park bottleneck ...
April
17/08
After decades of commuter grumbling, Oregon this week
finally started work to eliminate the longtime bane for drivers who
endure daily traffic jams where Interstate 5 southbound narrows from
three lanes to two. The $70 million project will add a third
southbound lane and widen shoulders on both sides of 1.27 miles of
freeway, from Victory Boulevard south to Lombard Street. Disruption to
morning commuters is expected to be minimal...
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New I-5 bridge is crucial to region's economy, says the Portland
Business Alliance ...
April
17/08
A new Interstate 5 bridge is essential to the metro
area's economic vitality, the Portland Business Alliance said
Wednesday, reinforcing its support for the $4.2 billion project.
During a breakfast panel discussion, the region's leading business
group declared transportation its top priority this year and the
Columbia River Crossing project its key transportation focus...
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Gee Creek rest areas to close for maintenance ...
April
15/08
The Gee Creek rest areas on Interstate 5 near 179th
Street will each close for maintenance a few days this month, the
state Department of Transportation said Tuesday. The southbound rest
area will close Monday, April 21, at 5 a.m. and reopen at 7 a.m. on
April 23. The northbound rest area will close at 12:01 a.m. on Monday,
April 28, and reopen at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30...
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Overturned Trailer Halts I-5 Traffic ...
April
12/08
An overturned trailer blocked all three lanes of
Interstate 5 southbound in the Portland area on Saturday. The wreck
has since been cleared and the freeway reopened, but I-5 was shut down
just past the Terwilliger exit in the morning...
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Light-rail debate picks up steam at forum ...
April
10/08
It was supposed to be a community forum without staged
presentations, one that dealt with funding options for light rail. But
much of the discussion during Wednesday’s forum dealt more with the
pros and cons of light rail, with occasional forays into the future
price of gasoline and whether ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
were being fought for oil or for freedom. Light rail likely will be
part of a $4 billion-plus Columbia River Crossing project to replace
the Interstate 5 Bridge and improve freeway ramps and connections on
both sides of the river...
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High speed pursuit ends in crash ...
April
7/08
A man is in the hospital Monday morning after leading
police on a high speed chase from SE Portland to Tigard. Around 2:45
a.m., a Clackamas County deputy spotted a black 2004 Chevy Trailblazer
traveling south on Southeast 82nd Avenue at a high rate of speed. The
pursuit began when the suspect failed to pull over. The vehicle
reached speeds of 100 mph from Interstate 205 to Interstate 5 where
the suspect exited at Carmen Drive and crashed into a traffic signal...
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Neighborhood groups plan second forum on light rail ...
April
7/08
Seven weeks ago, a consortium of Vancouver neighborhood
associations sponsored what virtually everyone believes was a
balanced, thoughtful discussion on the polarizing issue of light-rail
transit. Eighteen neighborhood associations will try to build on that
success when they host a “Funding Light Rail” forum at 7 p.m.
Wednesday at the Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia
Way. Light rail is one of the more contentious parts of the Columbia
River Crossing project, a $4 billion-plus package that likely will
include replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge...
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Fishermen between I-5 & I-205 bridges brave nasty weather ...
April
2/08
Anglers are braving nasty weather while doing a slow
downstream troll with cut herring for big spring chinook on the
Columbia River in Portland Saturday morning. Anglers are fishing the
stretch between the Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 bridges, but the
action will soon move upstream toward Bonneville Dam...
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