The Columbia River Crossing project has plans to meet with many neighborhood association and community groups after the Draft Environmental Impact Statement is released to give an overview of the information and conclusions contained. These meetings will provide community members with an opportunity to discuss the contents of the document before submitting comments. The schedule…

A January 24th article in the Columbian hints at an unusual possibility for collecting tolls on a new bridge: No tollbooths would be built. Instead, electronic transponders in each car would collect tolls. One-time users – tourists, for example – would be notified of the impending toll through signs on I-5 approaching the bridge and…

Metroblogging Portland pointed out an article in today’s Oregonian about the constraints a new bridge design will face when it comes to elevation and appearance: Limits offer ‘no poetry’ for I-5 bridge Vertical constraints for a new Columbia span could mean a simple, flat design Some of the region’s political leaders have said yes. They…

Local economist Joe Cortright is interviewed in the Daily Journal of Commerce questioning the cost/benefit breakdown on the Columbia River Crossing.

In the latest project newsletter emailed by CRC staff, they’ve posted a document which shows computer-generated 3D renderings of what various bridge options and alignments might look like: Supplemental bridge Replacement bridge with a separate structure for transit Replacement bridge with “transit in a box” in the southbound structure Document: http://www.columbiarivercrossing.org/FileLibrary/GraphicsandPhotos/DraftConcepts.pdf (PDF Format) (They also…