Local Road Construction Update

1st
Avenue between Commercial and Howe– Reduced to one lane for paving through Thursday, November 10, weather permitting.

Commercial
between Sprague and 1st– Closed around the clock for paving
through Thursday, November 10, weather permitting.

Flora
between Valleyway and Main– Reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Tuesday, November 8 and Wednesday, November 9 for utility work. 

 Sullivan
Road Bridge Replacement Project- Northbound
traffic remains reduced to one lane North of Indiana. Turns from
Indiana onto northbound Sullivan are reduced to one lane.

SPOKANE CITY

37th Avenue, Regal to Custer Streets- 37th is currently being paved from Myrtle to Havana. Final paving will be the week
of Nov. 10- 14 from Freya to Havana weather permitting. 37th from
Freya to Custer is closed.  The detour route is Glenrose to Palouse Highway to Regal
Street. This work will reconstruct
the road, curbs, sidewalk, bike lanes, stormwater
piping, and a water main.

Ben Burr Trail- Striping
will be completed Friday, November 4.  Traffic delays and lane
restrictions will occur on 2nd and 3rd Avenues on
Helena and Arthur. This
project will design and construct a  trail for
bicyclists and pedestrians from the Centennial Trail at the Gonzaga Bridge southeast of
Erie Street and continuing to Liberty Park where a connection will be made to
the existing Ben Burr Trail.  The trail will then continue on the existing
Ben Burr Trail to the trailhead immediately south of Underhill Park.

Bridge Avenue and Monroe Street CSO Work- Work has begun
on tank walls. Summit Blvd./Bridge Ave. is closed. Lincoln
has one northbound lane open.  Lincoln southbound is closed at Broadway. This
project will construct a Combined Sewer Overflow Tank (CSO) tank and piping.

Greene Street Bridge Work- The northbound center lane will be closed Friday, November 4, 9 a.m. – 3
p.m. as weather allows.  

Martin Luther King Jr. Way Phase 2A, Sherman to Erie Street- This project will provide a route that
eliminates safety issues and increases capacity into and out of the
downtown area. Improvements include a new street, utility
infrastructure, storm drainage improvements, street lighting, street trees, and
re-vegetation with native species. In lieu of sidewalks, the project willconstruct a section of the Ben Burr trail. 

Monroe and Lincoln Street, Main Avenue to 2nd Avenue- Scheduled paving dates are Friday,
November 4; Wednesday,
November 9; and Wednesday,
November 16. Utility adjustments, signals and lighting along with curb and
sidewalk work continues with 4 way stops at the intersections of 1st,
Sprague, and Riverside Avenues. This is a
full depth roadway replacement between curbs on
Lincoln Street and Monroe Street; Main Avenue from Monroe Street to Lincoln
Street; and Monroe Street from Spokane Falls Boulevard to Main Avenue. Some
minor curbing and ADA curb ramps will be installed where necessary.

Pettet Drive/TJ Meenach Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO 12) Project- Pettet Drive is
closed to traffic.  The clover leaf that
services TJ Meenach, Down River and Pettit Drive (three out of the four
legs) is in service. The leg that comes off
of Pettet, north bound, re-directs citizens to Northwest Blvd. Vehicles traveling southbound on Down River Drive have two options; enter onto TJ Meenach or continue under the bridge and turn
uphill to Northwest Blvd. This project will build a
690,000 gallon storage facility and connections to existing CSO Basin 10
outfall.  Work also includes repaving of Pettet Drive and pedestrian/bike
trail construction.

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