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April 4, 2023 on The Story: Many details of the proposal to replace the I-5 crossing over the Columbia River are still being debated, and those debates are sure to drag on for some time now. But the need for a replacement isn't really up for debate. The northbound span was built in 1917, when Woodrow Wilson was president, while the southbound span went up in 1958, during Dwight D. Eisenhower's tenure. That means this critically important piece of infrastructure isn't up to seismic snuff. So tonight we delve into the latest on the Interstate Bridge replacement process — what it's likely to look like, when it could happen and what it will cost.
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