SPOKANE, Wash. — Crews working on the long-awaited North Spokane Corridor are now working within eyesight of where it will connect with Interstate 90 in east Spokane.
Construction is taking place at sites including the area off Sprague and Greene Street, where workers are installing large rebar cylinders. The cylinders are currently laying flat but will soon be placed upright and filled with concrete to provide stability for the corridor that will eventually stand above the construction area.
The Department of Transportation and drivers are excited to see the project come to an end, according to officials.
“It is a big need for our community and I think we are just really excited to see it finally get completed. A lot of dollars, a lot of concrete, a lot of jobs, and honestly, we’re just looking toward the finish line,” said Joe McHale, WSDOT Eastern Region spokesperson.
That finish line is 2030. The section between Sprague and the Spokane River has been split into three stages.
Stage one near Spokane Community College is complete. Stage two will connect the corridor from Mission to Alkali, where it needs to go over the railroad tracks and Trent, but work hasn’t started there yet. Stage three falls right next to Interstate 90.
The corridor addresses current transportation challenges in the area.
“Right now the main way to get from Interstate 90 to north Spokane is Division Street, so a lot of stoplights, a lot of traffic. So if you live in the Spokane area and you want to travel north, this is gonna benefit you,” McHale said.
The completed project will include seven interchanges that connect to the bridge.
The Department of Transportation estimates that when the corridor is finished, it will save drivers about 12 minutes of travel time between Wandermere and Interstate 90.
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