Project Title & Location
NSC - Francis Avenue to Farwell Road - Construct New Roadway

Project Description
Constructs two lanes of the North Spokane Corridor between Farwell Road and Francis Avenue. Provides a new road between these two major county roads and completes the grading between US 2 and Wandermere. This project will increase capacity and reduce travel time. There will be two lanes when this project is completed.

Contractor/Consultant
Francis Avenue to US 2 Structures-Max J. Kuney Company, Freya to Francis Vic.-Grading and Structures-Steelman Duff, Freya St. to Farwell Rd.-PCCP Paving- Acme Concrete Paving, Inc

Recent Progress
 The first two contracts, Farwell Road Lowering, and Gerlach to Wandermere Grading, have been completed.   The  third contract, Francis Avenue to U.S. 2 – Structures, constructs 6 bridges between Fairview Road and Perry Street.  The contractor has completed pouring the bridge decks on the Fairview, Market and Parksmith and Shady Slope and Perry structures and is working on bridge barriers and approach slabs as weather allows.  Work is expected to start on Shady Slope Road in March 2008.  The fourth contract, Freya to Francis Vic. – Grading and Structures is currently under construction.  The contractor opened Lincoln, north Freya, Julia, Fairview and Gerlach to traffic on Dec. 1, and the earthwork is nearly 90% complete.  Remaining work includes the lowering and paving of south Freya and work along Francis Ave. The fifth contract, Freya St. to Farwell Rd. – PCCP Paving  was executed on May 23, 2007.  The Contractor began on site work on October 15, 2007.  The contract is currently on winter shutdown.  The Contractor will be continuing drainage work and crushing during the winter shutdown.  A portion of the bridge approach slabs at Farwell Road have been completed.  Construction of PCCP will begin in the Spring of 2008.  The sixth contract, BNSF RR Tunnel was awarded on November 26, 2007 to Scarsella Bros., Inc. This contract constructs the NSC Overcrossing of the BNSF Railroad line and completes the driveable link between Freya St. and Farwell Road.

Design Construction Impacts
The Region continues to monitor the overall cost of the NSC projects and is continually investigating methods to build the project as scoped for the least possible dollars.

Environmental Impacts / Compliance
No impacts at this time

Impacts to Traffic
The US 2 detour is open to traffic, no restrictions are anticipated. 

Planned vs. Actual Expenditures
(Total Project Cost)

Nickel funds included in above costs

2005 Transportation Partnership Account