The Airway Heights City Council went through a light agenda at its July 25 meeting.
Council received an update on the Garfield, Russell and Sprague Phase 1 Road Improvements project.
The project includes reconstructing and widening a portion of a transportation loop along Garfield Road and Sixth Avenue from its intersection with U.S. Highway 2 to its intersection at Russell Street.
The cost of the project is $1.9 million. A grant from the Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) covered $1.7 million and the city provided matching funds for $198,000 for the project.
Dennis Fuller, president of Century West Engineering informed council that the project’s preliminary design is complete construction for the project will begin in 2017.
“Phase 1 of the project will include a sidewalk on one side of the street, bike lanes and parking on both sides and two 12-foot traffic lanes,” Fuller said.
Fuller also presented council with some funding options for the project’s second phase. He said it would connect the arterial across the route to the Airway Heights Correctional Facility or Spokane ORV Park and Spokane County Raceway.
Similar to Phase 1, Fuller said Phase 2 of the project will include the bicycle lanes, the 12-foot traffic lanes and one sidewalk.
Fuller said the estimated cost of the Phase 2 project will be $2.5 million. He added that TIB grant funding would cover $2.3 million and the city would pay $256,000 in matching funds.
Fuller said the application for the TIB grant for Phase 2 is due by Aug. 19. Council voted to move the grant application request to its Aug. 2 meeting.
Al Stover can be reached at [email protected].
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