Transportation

With the North Spokane Corridor's Wellesley connection finally within sight, taking lumbering trucks off the commercial district's main street, businesses and planners are preparing for what comes next.

The Spokane City Council has written two sets of safety laws for electric scooter riders.

The Keller Ferry, which connects state Highway 21 across the Columbia River, was taken out of service Friday morning over mechanical failure.

Combined Construction, out of Mukilteo, Washington, won the bid and could begin construction in the coming weeks. 

Behind California, Washington is home to the highest average gas price in the country. But an abundance of affordable electricity gives drivers the opportunity to save up to $80 per fill up by switching to electric, more than in any other state.

Developer Larry Stone’s newest “film to help Spokane,” released earlier this week, opens to melancholic piano music and a junkyard filled with broken cars, followed by two sedans pressed by a hydraulic crusher .

Information gathered from the study will be used to apply for a federal Bridge Investment Program grant that could provide up to $100 million for the project.

The State Department of Public Works denied a permit for a “motor bus sightseeing stage line between Spokane and Seattle.”

The transit authority is following its protocol in dealing with the infestation, said Carly Cortright, chief communications and customer service officer for STA. The two buses were sealed and treated chemically, and will be subjected to high heat in STA's paint booth in the coming days to ensure the insects are killed. STA also closed the bathroom at the Hastings Park-and-Ride, north of the Division Y, and sealed it for treatment on Friday. 

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia, just across the Potomac River from the capital, is the preferred way home for most members of Congress. But because of its limited capacity – its single runway is the nation's busiest – in 1966 the federal government restricted direct flights to and from Reagan National to within a 650-mile radius.

Gov. Jay Inslee and Mayor Nadine Woodward gathered on the Gonzaga University campus Tuesday with local, state and federal officials to celebrate the launch of the all-electric City Line, Spokane’s first rapid transit bus route.

Spokane Transit Authority officials and the public celebrated the launch of the long-awaited bus service at five stops along the 6-mile route.

City crews continue to repair a water main break on Freya Street, which will remain closed for an unknown period after a vacuum truck broke through the pavement Wednesday morning.

A portion of Freya Street could be closed for up to a week after a 50,000-pound vacuum truck responding to a water main break Wednesday morning broke through the street while trying to clear water from the area.

After more than three years of construction, a new bridge crossing the Spokane River on Trent Avenue will open to traffic this week. 

A Chevy sedan, driven by Shannon Taylor, was traveling south on the highway two miles south of Deer Park when Taylor veered across the center line to avoid slowing traffic in her lane, according to a news release from the Washington State Patrol. Taylor struck a semitruck headed north driven by Charles Kreis, 70, of Chewelah, just after 11 a.m. 

The new ramp meter will be on U.S. 2 eastbound, which carries travelers heading toward Spokane from Airway Heights or the airport. 

Upcoming closures and lane reductions on the Maple Street Bridge over the Spokane River may end up overlapping for weeks with construction that has closed T.J. Meenach Drive, potentially making for longer detours for commuters.

The project will also reroute Spotted Road, increasing safety and improving accessibility for traffic traveling to-and-from the airport.