The plan is to replace the I-5 bridge that crosses the state line from Vancouver into Portland, but the Clark County Council says 'no way' to using tolls to pay for it. The county argues the toll places an unreasonable burden on Washington residents.
The Clark County Council doesn't want to include tolls on a renovated Columbia River Bridge. The plan is to replace the I-5 bridge that crosses the state line from Vancouver into Portland, but the Clark County Council says “no way” to using tolls to pay for it. The county argues the toll places an unreasonable burden on Washington residents.The Columbia River replacement bridge could cost as much as $4.8 billion – $1 billion of which is to be financed by each state.
“The Clark County residents who cross the bridge for work pay taxes to the state of Oregon. When we think about the additional funds from tolls that would be collected in multiple places in order to accommodate their commute — it is good reason for this council to take a negative position on that tolling,” said Council Chair Karen Dill Bowerman in a statement toThere are plans to replace the I-5 bridge between WA and OR.
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