Transportation

With a light dusting Saturday and a couple inches forecast this week, snow season has officially arrived in Spokane, and the plows are ready.

As winter is well on its way, road work projects are winding down, and Spokane has one street closure scheduled this week as construction persists on the North Spokane Corridor.

Larry Krauter, the architect of much of Spokane International Airport's recent expansion efforts, is leaving the job as Spokane Airports CEO to take a similar job in Cincinnati. 

Instead of waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to build an air traffic control tower, Coeur d’Alene Airport decided to build its own.

The Spokane Transit Authority is expanding its footprint in Spokane Valley, in more ways than one.

Temperatures are dropping and local municipalities are winding down their road work for the season, though some projects are ongoing.

More than 20 years ago, Spokane County set forth with an ambitious plan to connect Spokane Valley and northern Spokane with a wider, safer and quicker thoroughfare.

Locals should have an easier time running errands around Airway Heights, thanks to an expanded thoroughfare on the city’s north side.

A 6-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 95 south of Lake Pend Oreille would be expanded to a divided freeway with interchanges, underpasses and frontage roads, according to a new concept by the Idaho Transportation Department.

The Centennial Trail between Mirabeau Park and Islands Trailhead in Spokane Valley will be closed for a few weeks starting Monday.

The Keller Ferry was taken out of service for several hours Monday to fix a minor mechanical issue.

Below is a list of street closures affecting travelers in the city of Spokane and around the county this week.

By 2035, Washington says 100% of its light-duty fleets will be electric vehicles. The goal is to have totally electric medium- and heavy-duty fleets by 2040.

The Spokane County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a slate of new names for the roads surrounding the Bigelow Urban Connector Project, including one name that honors a veteran of two world wars. But those changes didn’t quite satiate concerns aired weeks ago by nearby residents.

Drivers on Indiana Avenue east of Sullivan Road in Spokane Valley will hit a slowdown starting Monday as crews begin tearing out asphalt and pouring concrete on an 800-foot section of road.

Spokane County will wrap up the decadeslong Bigelow Gulch Urban Connector Project this fall, bringing a smoother, safer ride along a new stretch of the project’s namesake carved through a hillside.

The caravan of Coug fans headed to Seattle this weekend may see lengthy travel delays along Interstate 90.

The Spokane International Airport has nabbed $18 million in federal funds for upgrades.

With relatively few street closures, below is a list of closures and detours to watch for this week around the city of Spokane.