Columbia River Crossing
The Columbia River Crossing project is a bridge, transit and
highway improvement project for I-5 between Portland and Vancouver.
It is co-sponsored by the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Washington
State Department of Transportation, and is working to address the
congestion, mobility and safety problems on I-5 between State Route 500 in
Vancouver and Columbia Boulevard in Portland.
Without action, traffic problems will get worse:
The Columbia River Crossing project area is outlined in red.
- Traffic congestion at the I-5 Bridge will increase from six hours
today to about 14 hours in the year 2030.
- Bus travel times are increasingly impacted by congestion, bridge lifts, and crashes on I-5.
- Crashes will grow with congestion. About one crash occurs every work
day today — a rate two times higher than similar freeways in Oregon and
Washington.