SPOKANE, Wash. — A new phase of construction begins Monday on Riverside Avenue in downtown Spokane. The latest work means Riverside Avenue will be closed from Stevens Street to Wall Street.
This closure is part of the final phase of the Riverside Avenue reconstruction project that began in June. The project focused on six blocks downtown and included underground utility work, new bus stops for the transit City Line, and a new road surface.
Also, between Division Street and Monroe Street, the road was reconfigured to include one lane in each direction for cars with dedicated bike lanes between the curb and on-street parking.
Here are the key closures for this phase of the project:
- Riverside Avenue will be closed from Stevens to Wall Street
- Stevens Street will be restricted to one lane starting at Spokane Falls Boulevard
- Washington Street will have a single lane closure starting at Riverside Avenue
The entire project is expected to cost $4 million. The city says construction is expected to wrap sometime this fall but has not given a more specific timeline. However, Spokane Transit is warning riders to prepare for detours for approximately seven weeks.
Bus Route Changes
This latest phase of construction includes several detours for buses. Spokane Transit posted on its website that construction could last approximately seven weeks, until the beginning of December.
Here are the changes from Spokane Transit:
Alternate stops at Lincoln and Sprague and at Main and Howard are available in place of the Bank of America location at Riverside and Howard.
Detoured Routes Include:
Outbound #27, #39: from Riverside, left on Wall, right on Main, left on Washington and resume regular route. The first stop served after the Plaza is Washington and Spokane Falls Blvd. These routes will not serve the temporary stop on Main at Howard.
Outbound #25, #26, #28, #29, #74, #90, #172, #173, #190, #724, #771: from Riverside, left on Wall, right on Main, right on Stevens, left on Riverside and resume regular route. No stops will be missed while on detour.
Outbound #45, #94, #144, SB #4: from Riverside, left on Wall, right on Main, right on Stevens and resume regular route. No stops will be missed while on detour.
#6 and #66 will drop off at Lincoln and Sprague or Main and Howard instead of the existing drop off location on Riverside at Bank of America.
Inbound #6 will detour (after dropping off at Lincoln and Sprague): from Lincoln at Sprague, continue on Lincoln, right on Main (drop off at Main and Howard), continue on Main, right on Stevens, left on Riverside and resume regular route.
Inbound #66 will also drop off at Lincoln and Sprague or Main and Howard and then continue out of service, to their layover, or their regular turnback.
For current information on detours for your routes, visit spokanetransit.com/alerts/ or spokanetransit.com/routes-schedules/.
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