UPDATE: OLYMPIA -- The Spokane area would have more than $1 billion in road projects if the Legislature musters the votes to raise gasoline taxes by 11.9 cents a gallon over three years..

Completion of the North Spokane Corridor would receive some $879 million through 2029 million under the recently negotiated transportation package, which was announced Sunday.

Interstate 90 between Barker and Harvard Road would get $26.5 million over the next four years, and the Medical Lake/Geiger interchange project on the West Plains would receive a like amount.

The University District Gateway Bridge would get $8.8 million as one of the top tier pedestrian and bicycle safety projects.

Improvements worth $17.6 million on US 195 between Colfax and Spangle would take place over six years, and $47 million would be set aside for renovations of the Palouse River - Coulee City Railroad.

The Spokane Central Line, a transit project in the city of Spokane, would receive $15 million.

 Full details of the projects were just released and are listed online here.

The bill would raise gasoline taxes in stages over two years, to a total of 11.9 cents per gallon. It would also assess a $5 fee on each new studded tire sold after July 1, 2016, and increase weight fees on trucks and passenger vehicles.

The $16.1 billion package, which involves separate legislation for new taxes and fees, bonding authority, and list of projects, could come up for a vote later today in the Senate as the Legislature tries to wrap up work after 103 days of its regular session, two 30-day special sessions, and is now in the second day of its third special session.

Legislative leaders are counting votes to see if it has enough to pass.

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