Local Road Construction Update for Next Week

SPOKANE VALLEY

14th Ave from Custer to Carnahan – Lane
restrictions from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. until October 14 for a storm water upgrade
project.

Adams from Trent to Wellesley – Closed to traffic
until the end of October for sidewalk improvements. 
Drivers are redirected via Evergreen or Progress.

Appleway between Park and Vista –  The north side
(left) curb lane closed through Tuesday, October 1 for
work in the right of way. 

Carnahan Rd. between 8th Ave. to 16th Ave. – Closed
from Monday, September 30 through Thursday,
October 3 for street resurfacing.  Signs will redirect vehicles via 16th
Ave and Bettman Rd.

Indiana between Pines Rd and Mirabeau Pkwy – Reduced to one
lane each direction around until mid-October for street resurfacing.

Sprague between Park and Vista – The south side
(left) curb lane closed through Tuesday, October 1 for work in
the right of way

Wellesley between St. Charles Rd. and Larch Rd. – Narrowed lanes, delays, and parking restrictions until the end
of October for sidewalk updates and improvements.

SPOKANE CITY
Greene St. Bridge Work- A project to increase
the life of the Greene Street Bridge over the Spokane River is under way. 
Through mid-October, motorists should anticipate 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.

Washington St. Bridge Work Begins Tuesday, Oct. 1- Due to rain, bridge
work continues on the Washington Street Bridge.  Joint repair work between
Spokane Falls Boulevard and the northbound tunnel begins Tuesday, October 1
and continues through Friday, October 4. 

Sprague Ave. Restriping Work Begins Wednesday, Oct. 2- East Sprague from
Grant to Cook Street restriping work begins.  The work entails a
conversion from 2 lanes in each direction to one lane in each direction and the
addition of a center left hand turn lane.  Parking will remain the same. 


City Gateway Painting on I90 Exit and Entrance Ramps- Work continues to make the downtown entrances to the City
more inviting. Work is scheduled Monday through Thursday, Sept. 23
through 26, and Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1.  Drivers should
anticipate lane closures and possible delays as a result of this work.

Traffic Calming Work-

Work on a variety of
improvements to promote traffic calming throughout the City has begun and will
continue through the end of October. The following streets
will be affected:

Liberty St. Construction-Construction to
rehabilitate Liberty from Oak Street to Ash Place and Ash Place from Liberty to
Dalton is beginning.  The road is closed with local access only.

Downtown Bike Network Completion Project- Signing and striping revisions continue for the
Downtown Bike Network lanes.  Trail construction will occur on Fourth
Street from Division to McClellan.  Drivers should expect shoulder and
partial lane closures as needed.

Post St. Closure- Post Street near
City Hall will close for Avista work
on City Hall Plaza and new crossing work between City Hall Plaza and Riverfront
Park.  Crews will use this closure to work on sidewalks at the southwest
corner of the Post Street bridge, a new Centennial Trail connection into
Riverfront Park, additional sidewalk work on the west side of Post Street and
for the re-striping of Post street.

Fiske St. Construction- This
project will pave Fiske Street from 19th to 17th avenues, install curbs,
sidewalks and ADA curb ramps, where   needed, and replace current or
install new stormwater drainage, where needed.  The project will place pavement between the existing curbs on
Fiske from 17th to 18th and install new curbs and
sidewalks, and pave on Fiske from 18th to 19th.  

Bridge Ave. Eastbound Lane Restriction- Bridge Ave.
from Monroe to Post streets has lane restrictions through September 30 for work
on a new portion of the Centennial Trail that will pass through Veterans
Park.  All businesses in the area remain open and accessible during
construction. The parking lot immediately north of Bridge should be accessed
via Lincoln Street during the closure.

Crestline Rehabilitation Project- This project will
replace the water main in Crestline from 37th to 57th
avenues; provide curb-to-curb rehabilitation of the street from 44th
to 53rd avenues; and add bike lanes, sidewalks and stormwater swales
along the 44th to 53rd avenue stretch.  Grading
work for surfacing will begin from 44th to 37th
Street.  Paving will begin near September 30.

Third Ave. from Division to Arthur- Work to rehabilitate Third Avenue from Division east to Arthur is
continuing.  Arthur and Sherman continue to be the detour route with
periodic closures on one or the other street as needed.  The project
also includes replacing a 12-inch water main.  One lane of traffic remains
open, and local access to businesses is maintained.  Work will continue
into October.

Euclid Ave. Water Main Replacement- The
project will replace the current 28-inch water main with a 30-inch water main
in Euclid Avenue.  The new main will begin at Euclid & Mayfair and
continue to Crestline, with a jog to the north around Gonzaga Prep High School.

Rockwood Blvd. Rehabilitation- A
project to rehabilitate Rockwood Blvd. from Cowley to Southeast
Blvd. and Upper Terrace Road from Rockwood Boulevard to 17th Avenue
continues. Upper Terrace Road is complete.  The top lift of
pavement has been applied.   Phase 2, from Cowley to Garfield,
is closed to through traffic and is under full
construction.  Phase 1work continues on
Rockwood from Southeast Blvd. to Garfield and is open to local traffic.

WSDOT

SR 27/32nd Ave. to Trent Ave.- Grind out top layer of
roadway and resurface with Hot Mix Asphalt.  Construct ADA sidewalk ramps.

I-90/Latah Creek Bridge & Downtown Spokane Viaduct- Monday through Thursday,
September 30-October 3, from 9 a.m. to as late as 3 p.m., drivers on eastbound
and/or westbound I-90 in downtown Spokane should be alert for lane closures on
the Latah Creek bridge and downtown overhead freeway viaduct with possible
congestion and slower traffic.