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		<title>Opinion: Delaying light rail offers best hope for new bridge</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Two Republican senators argue light rail should wait until Clark County voters approve funding for operations." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16140-interstate-bridge-replacement-light-rail-delay-senators.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Two Republican senators argue light rail should wait until Clark County voters approve funding for operations.]]></description>
		
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		<title>VIDEO: WA and OR lawmakers irked as update on I-5 Bridge costs still missing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15310-i5-bridge-legislative-meeting-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Washington and Oregon lawmakers expressed frustration after planners failed to provide updated cost estimates for the I-5 Bridge replacement during a recent legislative oversight meeting." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15310-i5-bridge-legislative-meeting-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15310-i5-bridge-legislative-meeting-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15310-i5-bridge-legislative-meeting-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15310-i5-bridge-legislative-meeting-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Large_Clark-County-Today-15310-i5-bridge-legislative-meeting.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Washington and Oregon lawmakers expressed frustration after planners failed to provide updated cost estimates for the I-5 Bridge replacement during a recent legislative oversight meeting. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>I-5 Bridge could face more than a year in delays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 23:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Interstate-5-Bridge-30-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Before construction on the I-5 Bridge can begin and federal funding can be obtained, the program will need to get approval for their plans with the U.S. Coast Guard and complete an environmental impact statement." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Interstate-5-Bridge-30-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Interstate-5-Bridge-30-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Large_Clark-County-Today-Interstate-5-Bridge-30.jpg 750w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Before construction on the I-5 Bridge can begin and federal funding can be obtained, the program will need to get approval for their plans with the U.S. Coast Guard and complete an environmental impact statement.]]></description>
		
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