“A group of legislators from Washington and Oregon convened virtually Friday morning for the first bistate legislative committee meeting on the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement since December.…The program did not receive a $750 million federal grant (officials plan to reapply later this year). Officials announced they would also study a moveable-span option and released visualizations of what a replacement bridge may look like.” https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/jul/28/washington-oregon-legislators-meet-on-interstate-5-bridge-replacement/ #I5bridge #WashingtonState #Oregon

Kotek: “If we tie up a lot of money in the [#I5Bridge] over the next four biennia, that limits our ability to do other things. So we really have to think that through.” 💯 #NoMoreFreeways #RightSizeRightNow #orpol
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/04/14/oregon-gov-kotek-balks-at-plans-for-1-billion-interstate-5-bridge-bond/