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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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Recent Progress
This project has previously reported that it would be constructed in 4 contracts. Due to the size of the fourth contract the Region will break it into 3 independent contracts (making a total of 6 contracts for this project). This will provide for more competitive bidding due to smaller contracts and will manage risk more effectively. No adjustments in legislative milestones will be required to make this change. 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, was re-advertised and awarded to Max J Kuney on July 21, 2006. This contract constructs 6 bridges between Fairview Road and Perry Street. Currently the contractor is working simultaneously on the Fairview, Market and Parksmith structures and the temporary Market Street detour. The PS&E for the fourth contract, Francis Avenue to U.S. 2 – Grading and Paving, is approximately 90% complete. The first of these three contracts is on track to advertise in January 2007 and will begin working on the section of the project between Fairview and Freya in the spring of 2007.
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Environmental Impacts / Compliance
No impacts at this time
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Impacts to Traffic
The US 2 detour is open to traffic, no restrictions are anticipated. Market street is reopened to traffic. Napa Road was closed and cul-de-sacs were built at Winger Road and Garden Road. The new Piper Road and temporary Perry Road alignments have been opened to traffic.
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