Spokane council proposes expanded oversight for street projects amid rising costs

(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council is considering expanding oversight for street projects after the estimated costs of rebuilding a major arterial road downtown rose nearly 80% in three years.

Spokane first identified the half-mile stretch of Spokane Falls Boulevard from Post to Division Street in the city’s six-year street program back in 2018.

By 2019, the project was expected to cost $8.1 million to repave the boulevard, repair sidewalks and do various lighting, cable, traffic signal and utility work.​

City officials went back and forth on the scope for a few years, Read Entire Article