Coast Guard will allow for less expensive Interstate 5 Bridge design

The savings from the design will be welcome news for Washington and Oregon, which are confronting rising cost estimates for ...

Coast Guard issues Interstate Bridge clearance ruling, allowing fixed span with 116-foot height

The decision settles a big lingering question: whether the new bridge will need to match the current bridge's 178-foot ...
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‘Major step forward’: Coast Guard OKs fixed-span, 116-foot-high I-5 Bridge replacement

The U.S. Coast Guard has approved a major piece of the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement plan, agreeing to a fixed-span bridge ...

Coast Guard greenlights Interstate Bridge design, saving around $1 billion

The fixed span design, rather than a drawbridge, moves the program forward and saves money, but the project remains half ...
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Interstate Bridge project team submits report to Coast Guard, seeking approval for 116-foot crossing

Despite being less than a year away from the planned start of construction, the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project still hasn't landed on a final answer to two key design questions: how tall ...