SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward and the city of Spokane launched its $80 million construction season during a press conference on Wednesday.
The season will include work that will aid the community with economic repair and repairs on Riverside Avenue, as well as reconstruction on some of the most accessed streets in the city.
“This year’s investment in public infrastructure will continue our community’s recovery and renewal,” Woodward said during the press conference. “We are excited to deliver projects like Riverside that will improve infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians, provide a better surface for all travelers and continue important water and sewer system maintenance.”
According to the city of Spokane, the Riverside Avenue project will be "one of the most visible new projects." Beginning in May, crews will begin working on the street at Division Street and will continue west to Wall Street.
Once the streets are done, underground utility work, a fresh surface for travelers, and accommodations for new bus stops will be completed.
Between Division and Monroe, the travel lanes will be reformed to include one lane in each direction, some left-turn lane features, and dedicated bike lanes between the curb and on-street parking.
In addition to the $80 million being invested in construction, the city is allocating another $21 million in projects that will improve the city's streets, rebuild bridges, protect the river and invest in Spokane's water and sewer systems.
Other new projects include:
- The reconstruction of the Thor-Freya corridor between Sprague and Hartson
- Replacing the bridge deck connecting Hatch Road with U.S. Highway 195
- A new sidewalk on North River Drive from Division to Washington streets
- Additional phases of a series of projects to manage stormwater from the Cochran Basin, the largest stormwater basin in Spokane
- Rebuild of the TJ Meenach Drive from the bridge to Northwest Boulevard
- A new water reservoir at Spokane International Airport
- Complete grind and overlay work to the north of the Monroe Street Bridge
- Add a shared-use path on Illinois avenue in Northeast Spokane.
As new projects begin, the city said they will continue to work on other projects, including:
- The replacement of the 104-year-old Post Street Bridge
- The completion of the South Gorge Trail project from Redband Park to the Sandifur Bridge
- Repairs to the landslide area on Clarke Avenue.
Finally, the city’s Street Department also will work all summer to improve streets with grind overlay work, including:
- 23rd/Thorpe - 195 to Inland Empire
- 49th - Perry to Pittsburg
- Lindeke/16th - Cochran to 13th
- Post - Grace to Walton
- Garland - Maple to Monroe
- 14th - Cedar to Lincoln
- Boone - Nettleton to Ash
- Perry - Illinois to North Foothills
- Empire - Nevada to Helena
- Central - Division to Addison
- 4th - Washington to Browne
- N. River Drive - 700' W of Division to Division
- Hawthorne - US 2 to Nevada
- Browne/McClellan - 8th to 3rd & 7th - Browne to Division
For more information on the city's projects set for 2022, click here.