Traffic Lab

Traffic Lab is a Seattle Times project that digs into the region’s thorny transportation issues, spotlights promising approaches to easing gridlock, and helps readers find the best ways to get around. Seattle Times editors and reporters maintain editorial control over Traffic Lab content.

Driving to Portland could get a little pricier in the years ahead

Traffic moves along the Interstate 5 bridge that spans the Columbia River and connects Portland, Ore., with southwest Washington state on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The bridge is set to be replaced as part of a multibillion-dollar project supported by federal funding. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Tolling on the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River won't start before summer 2027, project managers say. But rates may go up in the years ahead.

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