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• Interstate 90 widening includes addition of sound walls

  August 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 Anytime the state builds, widens or restores a piece of freeway through the city, it may be obligated to build a noise wall to buffer the sound. Federal highway rules … 8

• Getting There: Repairs to squeeze I-90 commutes

  June 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 If you think the construction backups on Interstate 90 in Spokane have been bad so far this year, just wait until next month. On July 11, yet another freeway construction …

• Getting There: State designing upgrades for I-90

  May 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 Big freeway improvements take so long to plan and build that state engineers have already started design work on improvements to Interstate 90 from Barker to Harvard roads even though … 1

• Mudslides close U.S. 2 at Leavenworth

  April 1, 2011 in Region Mudslides just north of Leavenworth have closed U.S. Highway 2 for approximately 16 miles.

• Work starts today to widen I-90 in Spokane Valley

  March 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 The 2011 road construction season moves into high gear today with the start of a $15 million project to widen Interstate 90 to six lanes from Sullivan to Barker roads. …

• Layoff notices hit county’s embattled right-of-way office

  March 23, 2011 in City on Page A6 Six Spokane County right-of-way workers received layoff notices Tuesday in the wake of severe criticism by state officials. The notices, effective April 29, apply to everyone in the right-of-way office …

• For roadways, major work; for drivers, major headache

  January 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Drivers in the Spokane area are going to have another construction season of slowdowns under a series of major projects planned for Interstate 90 and Division Street. Studded tires have … 8

• City analysis notes bike route’s potential for snarled traffic

  October 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Removing a lane for cars in favor of one for bicycles along Second Avenue downtown would cause longer traffic backups during rush hour in at least two locations, Spokane officials … 42

• Getting There: Bus line links Spokane to northern neighbors

  September 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 Folks living along the U.S. Highway 395 corridor north of Spokane are going to get a new choice for transportation. The state of Washington has launched bus service between Kettle …

• State to add lanes to I-90 from Sullivan to Barker

  September 14, 2010 in City on Page A5 The state Department of Transportation announced on Monday that it plans to add a third lane to Interstate 90 in each direction from Sullivan Road to Barker Road, with the …

• Third lane planned for I-90 from Sullivan to Barker

  September 13, 2010 in City The Washington state Department of Transportation announced today that it plans to add a third lane to Interstate 90 in each direction from Sullivan Road to Barker Road with the … 2

• Gas tax debate rekindled in Idaho

  September 5, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 There’s good reason Washington license plates are such a common sight at Idaho gas stations near the state line – gas is just plain cheaper in Idaho. Among the reasons: … 3

• Inspection and scales moving to fast lane

  August 13, 2010 in Business on Page A10 A $6.7 million Washington port of entry and weigh station complex under construction along Interstate 90 at the Idaho state line will provide nonstop service to many truckers, Department of …

• Rock blasting to close I-90 at Snoqualmie tonight

  June 30, 2010 in City Interstate 90 on the east side of Snoqualmie Pass is going to be closed for one hour at 8 p.m. for rock blasting as part of freeway widening from Hyak …

• Freya work on track

  April 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 Nine months after Freya Street was closed for construction of a new bridge over BNSF rail lines, workers have been pouring concrete for the new deck surface. Only two months …

• Creek at risk, complaint alleges

    April 2, 2010 in City on Page A7 On multiple occasions last year, untreated storm water from a north Spokane freeway construction site illegally spilled into Deadman Creek, a stream that flows into the Little Spokane River. The …

• Stimulus to spur work on corridor

  February 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Spokane’s long-sought North Side freeway got a boost on Wednesday with the announcement of a $35 million federal economic stimulus grant to pay for a 3.7-mile extension of the southbound … 5

• When storms hit, they hit DOT Web site, too

  January 4, 2010 in City on Page A1 Clicking on the Washington State Department of Transportation Web site may sometimes feel like traveling in the slow lane. The site has become so popular that downloading page views can …

• Snow crews raring to plow

  November 14, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The man with the big shovel says Spokane Valley is ready for winter. “We’ve got all the plows and equipment and all the chemicals we need,” city Public Works Director …

• Used plows clear a path for Valley

  September 20, 2009 in City on Page B2 Spokane Valley now has its own fleet of snowplows to take over where Spokane County left off last winter. A half-dozen used trucks, purchased from the Washington Department of Transportation …

• City buys trucks for snow

  September 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley now has its own fleet of snowplows to take over where Spokane County left off last winter. A half-dozen used trucks, purchased from the Washington Department of Transportation … 1

• Railway tunnel work begins

  March 13, 2008 in Voices on Page S8 A key piece in construction of a new north Spokane freeway got under way this week with the start of work on a tunnel for BNSF Railway tracks along North …