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I-90 Landscape Project will cause temporary road obstructions
I-90 LANDSCAPE PROJECT Tuesday, August 22 crews will be starting a landscape project adjacent to I-90 between Wall and McClellan Street. Fourth Avenue work will be complete before Spokane Public Schools open: Parking lane closures and sidewalk closures on the north...
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Heavy air travel expected over Labor Day Weekend
Planning a Labor Day weekend mini vacation? You'll have plenty of company, according to CNBC:...
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Self-Driving Cars almost here? Or not?
Many transportation planners agree that self-driving cars will be on the scene within the next 10 years. Other industry experts are not so sure. Read more in this recent article from govtech.com:...
read moreTransportation Technical Committee Meeting Aug. 23
The next meeting of the Transportation Technical Committee (TTC) is next Wednesday, August 16 at 1:30 p.m. in Suite 504 of the Paulsen Center. The meeting agenda is here. If something on it catches your eye, feel free to attend. All SRTC committee meetings are open to...
read moreLocal Projects in Running for Federal Funding
Four projects submitted by SRTC made the list of top projects vying for $30-40 million of National Highway Performance Program (NHPP) federal funding for improvements to roadways that are part of the National Highway System (NHS). The Washington State Department of...
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Big Plans for Transforming Fort George Wright Drive
A new plan for Fort George Wright Drive near Spokane Falls Community College is in the works to make it safer for all users. According to an article in today's Spokesman-Review, instead of four lanes of traffic along a street lined with a few trees and utility poles,...
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New Projects Added to Transportation Improvement Program
We're proposing another update to the 2017-2020 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that proposes adding four new projects to the program and modifying the funding for one project already in the TIP. The TIP identifies projects to be undertaken or constructed...
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Local Road Construction Update
SPOKANE COUNTY Market Street, Houston to Lincoln- Installing curb, sidewalk, ramps, catch basins, drywells, Swales, sewer pipe, repair & replace asphalt. Roadway is one lane each direction on the east side of Market. Work continues on the west side of Market. Work...
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Two Transportation Items Scrapped from City Comp Plan
Two transportation items were stripped from the City of Spokane's recently updated Comprehensive Plan. The Comp Plan guides Spokane’s growth over coming decades. According to the Spokesman-Review, the two items, one of which would affect all future road projects and...
read moreWork Starts on US 2 Roundabout Aug. 10
Construction of a multi-lane roundabout on US 2 just west of Airway Heights begins early Thursday, August 10. When all the construction lane restrictions are in place, US 2 will have two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane for the duration of the work. Lane...
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