I-90: Be Ready To Crawl For 6 Miles

I had to run Junior to the airport by 5:15 this morning. So we hit the road construction that started on the Spokane Street bridge @ Post Falls. More specifically, we hit the 45 mph speed limit about a mile east of Spokane Street. It stayed that way for the entire 6 miles until the stateline. No other work was evident. I never understand why transportation departments rope off so much real estate when projects are limited to a relatively short section of the roadway. Mebbe it’s to ensure safety because so many drivers with lead feet exist. The only impatient driver I saw was the one behind me — with a 7B (Bonner County) plate — who tail-gated my car until Stateline. Other than that, things went fairly smoothly for the round-trip to the airport.

Question: Feel free to use this thread to discuss any adventures with road construction on I-90 through Post Falls.