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Project Title & Location
NSC - Francis Avenue to Farwell Road - Construct New Roadway
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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.
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Contractor/Consultant
Freya to Francis Vic.-Grading and Structures-Steelman Duff, Freya St. to Farwell Rd.-PCCP Paving - Acme Concrete Paving, Inc., BNSF RR Tunnel - Scarsella Bros.
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Recent Progress
The first three contracts, Farwell Road Lowering, Gerlach to Wandermere Grading and Francis Avenue to U.S. 2 – Structures have been completed. The fourth contract, Freya to Francis Vic. – Grading and Structures. This project is essentially complete. Only a few minor punchlist items remain. Punchlist work will resume this Spring. The fifth contract, Freya St. to Farwell Rd. – PCCP Paving was executed on May 23, 2007. The project is currently on suspension. Chargeable working days will resume after the embankment for the BNSF RR tunnel has reached subgrade and suitable weather is present. Installation of fencing is continuing during the suspension. The sixth contract, BNSF RR Tunnel was executed on 12/14/2007. All of the footings and stem walls have been completed; final pour date was 8/25/2008. The 444 tunnel arch pieces were placed between 8/18/2008 and 9/19/2008. All grouting and closure pours have been completed. Embankment material was being placed until the winter shutdown on 12/17/2008. Wing wall footings have been poured, they will start the walls in March 2009. Seeding, fertilizer, mulch, and compost have been placed in borrow sites and on the finished slopes. During all phases of the construction there has been a BNSF flagger on site daily and a BPA safety watcher when equipment is utilized within BPA easement areas.
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