IP-31 would give Oregonians the final say on all tolling proposals — including I-5 and I-205 projects Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025 — Clark County Today With proposed tolls looming over several major Oregon transportation corridors, the Vote Before Tolls campaign is gaining traction statewide. Spearheaded by Dean Suhr and supported by grassroots coalitions such as Neighbors for a...
House Bill 2931 opens the path for tolling for the Interstate 5 highway bridge Saturday May 24, 2025 Oregon Catalyst By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com The Oregon Senate passed House Bill 2931 to advance tolling of the Interstate-5 replacement bridge. We have seen toll estimates as high as $8.00 to cross the bridge. House Bill 2931 explanation...
Tolling delayed one year until Spring 2027 Saturday, May 10, 2025 Construction timeline now up to 15 years Rep. John Ley for Clark County Today The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) met Thursday (May 8) and got updates on both the Interstate Bridge replacement project as well as the Rose Quarter project. Both projects have significant...
House Bill 1958 proposes $2.5 billion loan paid by tolls Thursday, April 10, 2025 Rep. John Ley for Clark County Today Are $10 each way tolls coming to the I-5 Interstate Bridge? A proposed substitute bill offered by Rep. Jake Fey (Democrat, Tacoma) would allow the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to bond (borrow) $2.5...
I-5 bridge tolling is expected to bring in $1.1-1.6 billion, and the original legislation would’ve authorized up to $1.6 billion in debt. Now? Up to $2.5 billion. Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) Published: April 17, 2025 OLYMPIA, Wash. — The start of tolling for the Interstate Bridge Replacement project is only about a year away, and the Washington legislature...
Drivers could be paying 16 times more each year to cross the Columbia River on I-5 Thursday, October 24, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley For Clark County Today The average Washington state citizen pays $146.40 a year in Washington state gas taxes according to one report. Under the possible tolling scenarios under discussion by...
Freight haulers could pay up to four times that amount in ‘pre-completion’ tolling John Ley for Clark County Today A subcommittee of Washington and Oregon Transportation Commissions met to discuss tolling on the Interstate 5 Bridge. Tolling would begin “pre completion” of the Interstate Bridge replacement project, with further escalation of toll prices once the...
While the rules are primarily aimed at the Interstate Bridge, both the current and the new, they could be made to apply anywhere else in the state. Author: Pat Dooris — KGW News Published: September 4, 2024 SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation put out proposed rules Monday that would shape the future...
Tolls could be three times the amount originally borrowed Thursday, May 2, 2024 — Clark County Today John Ley for Clark County Today Paying off a transportation credit card with tolling is expensive. Washington state’s experience with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge (TNB) is on track to spend nearly three times the amount originally borrowed. Tolling...
Urges the governor and state officials to kill these proposals permanently Monday April 15, 2024 By Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer Press Release, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), who led the federal charge against tolling along I-5 and I-205 in the Portland metro area, released the following statement after Governor Tina Kotek announced her decision to halt the plans. “This...
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