– Several streets in southeast Spokane that were part of a rehabilitation project are expected to reopen today. The project included full-depth curb-to-curb rehabilitation as well as resurfacing the top layer of asphalt in some areas. Streets include Altamont Blvd. from 11th to Ninth avenues; Cook St. from Altamont Blvd. to 14th Ave.; Woodfern St. at Altamont Blvd.; and Ninth Ave. from Altamont Blvd. to Jaques St. The $800,000 project was funded by the 10-Year Street Bond.
– Southeast Blvd., between 29th Ave. and Perry Street, is expected to reopen this Friday, Aug. 28 after several months of construction to rehabilitate it. The project included a full-depth curb-to-curb rehabilitation and replacing water distribution mains. The $1.9 million project was funded by the 10-Year Street Bond and Water Department.
– A residential project to rehabilitate a number of streets in Northeast Spokane is nearing completion, and the streets are expected to reopen no later than Friday, Sept. 4. The project included some full-depth curb-to-curb rehabilitation as well as resurfacing the top layer of asphalt in some areas. Streets included Montgomery Ave. from Astor to Hamilton streets; Illinois Ave. from Dakota to Hamilton streets; Ermina Ave. from Astor to Columbus streets; Baldwin Ave. from Astor to Perry streets; Addison, Standard, Dakota and Cincinnati streets from Indiana to Montgomery avenues. The $1.3 million project is funded by the 10-Year Street Bond.
– Buckeye and Grace Avenues from Ruby Street to Upriver Drive was reopened late last week following a water main rehabilitation project. Minor detail work is still being done and motorists are being asked to drive with caution. The project replaced the existing water main with a larger one and rehabilitated Jackson Ave. from Ruby to Astor streets and Grace Ave. from Julia to Myrtle streets. The $3.2 million project was funded by the 10-Year Street Bond, Community Development, and the City’s Water Department.
Almost 50 years ago I rode the North Perry bus from downtown to get home and the roughest pavement on the whole trip was on Astor between Mission and Montgomery, today the Crestline bus travels Astor from Indiana to Montgomery and Astor is still the roughest street in that area, so did it get fixed by the street bond? Will the STA start using a new street that was repaired by the street bond?
Bad news Charles (at least to the people who drive Astor St.) Astor didn't get fixed by the Street Bond in this year's round of construction projects. It was mentioned because it was the eastern-most boundary to the project. It's not on the City's list for future Bond projects either. The plan is to ask voters to pass another street bond if this one is succesful, so maybe Astor will be on the next round of Bond projects.
In the meantime, another street in that area is one of the worst that I've seen. Ermina is like a goat trail a couple blocks in from Division, and continuing over to where it dead ends at Dakota. I have a friend in that area and it makes me crazy everytime I drive that road.
I know they have not worked on Astor, and I doubt if they will even if they get a new bond since they try to do residential streets in one area to reduce costs and this area has had a lot of new streets, so they will probably go to another area streets.
And I forgot to answer your other question about buses. There are no plans in the works to relocate that route to another road due to the poor roadway condition.
I did not expect that STA would move the bus route from the rough Astor. They have been shaking busses apart for 50+ years on Astor, why stop now?
Can't argue with tradition I guess 🙂