North Spokane Corridor/Francis Avenue Bridge and
Intersection Improvements– Traffic is running in the new
winter traffic configuration which has Market Street as single lanes in each
direction through the Market/Francis intersection on the west half of Market
Street. Francis Avenue is operating as single lanes in each direction on
the new bridge. No left turns are
allowed at the intersection from Market Street to Francis Avenue, but are
allowed from Francis Avenue to Market Street, and right turns are allowed on
all approaches. In addition, traffic on the east end of the project
is running in the winter traffic configuration as well as at the Francis/Freya
intersection. At and through that intersection, the westbound traffic is
shifted into a single westbound lane.
to be alert for slow traffic entering the highway left lane from Cheney-Spokane
Road. The dedicated northbound acceleration lane has been removed. The
northbound left turn lane remains closed and is signed for no left turns. US 195 northbound drivers must use Qualchan Road to access Cheney-Spokane
Road. The southbound off ramp to Cheney-Spokane Road is open to
traffic. Vehicles must use this off ramp as no right turns are allowed
from southbound US 195 to Cheney-Spokane Road.
This temporary configuration will be in place during the winter work.
one lane from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday, December 9 through Friday, December 13
for utility work.
westbound lane and provides flagging operation to allow vehicles to leave the
parking garage just west of Post Street. Below find this year’s schedule:
December 13, 2013 (2 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
December 14, 2013 (2 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Friday, December 20, 2013 (2 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Saturday, December 21, 2013 (2 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Monday, December 23, 2013 (1 p.m. – 6 p.m.)
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 (1 p.m. – 7 p.m.) –
Christmas Eve
Thursday, December 26, 2013 (2 p.m. – 7 p.m.)
Bridge over the Spokane River continues. There are
lane restrictions on the bridge and on Greene Street between South Riverton
Avenue and Upriver Drive. The work on the bridge will improve its load rating,
allowing larger trucks and loads to use the bridge. The project includes
installing fiber-reinforced polymer to the bridge deck and floor beams.
rehabilitate Liberty from Oak Street to Ash Place and Ash Place from Liberty to
Dalton complete.