A new interchange scheduled to open this year on Interstate 90 near the Idaho-Washington border could revive commercial development around Cabela’s starting next year. The outdoor recreation megastore has been something of a lone wolf since it opened in 2007, with only Wal-Mart moving into its territory in 2010. Around those two anchor stores lie acres of paved parking and vacant dirt lots within The Pointe at Post Falls development, on the north side of I-90 just east of the state line. The Beck Road interchange, now under construction and scheduled to open right after Thanksgiving, will bring direct freeway access to the site and boost its appeal as a retail destination. The conceptual site plan by developer Foursquare Properties of Carlsbad, Calif., shows room for three more big-box stores and around 30 smaller retail spaces, as well as a couple of hotels, on the 230-acre site/Scott Maben, SR. More here. (Jerome A. Pollos Coeur d'Alene Press photo: An I-90 interchange like this one at 15th Street/CdA will soon be in place at Beck Road near State Line)

Question: Will you be more likely to shop at Cabela's, Stateline WalMart and future big-box stores when the Beck Road interchange opens later this year?