City hopes West Plains Connection will improve traffic flow, aide businesses

AIRWAY HEIGHTS-The Highway 2 and Hayford Road intersection is "one of the busiest in the county," according to public works director Kevin Anderson. The city hopes Phase 1 of the West Plains Connection project will help amend that.

The project, which is a collaboration between Airway Heights, Spokane and the Kalispel Tribe, has been in various discussions and traffic for over 10 years, but a recent plan for a 6th/10th/12th corridor has finally gained traction after funding commitments from the city and tribe for Phase 1.

"We formalized an arrangement in March or April, which is when the real w...