Three decades in the making: WSDOT to complete North Spokane Corridor by 2030

(The Center Square) – After almost three decades of construction and more than 50 years of planning before that, Washington is gearing up to complete the $1.5 billion North Spokane Corridor project by 2030. Once complete, the 10.5-mile-long corridor will connect Interstate 90 with U.S. Route 2 and U.S. Route 395. Construction crews first broke ground in 2001, but the idea started all the back in 1946, hitting several roadblocks until the state approved funding in 2000. On Thursday, several Washington State Department of Transportation representatives updated the Spokane City Council about the project. NSC Project Engineer Terrence Lynch said a few projects are left, but seven miles are complete, and there are about three and a half to go.