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Road work snarls traffic across region

Westbound I-90 traffic slows at it funnels from three to two lanes as it approaches bridgework in downtown Spokane, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354

The height of the summer travel season plus large road construction projects have merged into major headache for drivers this week across Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Work to repair the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 near Division Street caused big slowdowns on Monday and Tuesday as drivers were forced to merge from three through lanes down to two.

“I-90 backups are terrible right now,” said Gerry Bozarth, a disaster recovery specialist for Spokane County Emergency Management/ Mike Prager , SR. More here.

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