As work heads to Lincoln-Monroe, City Endeavors to Lessen Impacts

Three projects have work in the corridor, north and south of the river

Marlene Feist, Director of Strategic Development, Public Works & Utilities, (509) 625-6505

Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 5:11 p.m.

The City is coordinating work on three projects that will impact the Lincoln-Monroe corridor in and around downtown in July and early August. Pipe connections for two combined sewer overflow (CSO) tanks and the final paving of Lincoln and Monroe streets from Main to Second avenues are scheduled in the coming weeks in a way that should help lessen the impacts from the work to local businesses and the traveling public.

Here’s what’s happening:

  • Lincoln-Monroe paving. Work for the anticipated final paving on Lincoln and Monroe streets from Main to Second avenues will begin on Monday, July 10, and continue for about four weeks. Work to adjust manhole covers, make concrete repairs and complete similar work on the west half of both streets will last for a week to a week and a half, followed by one night of paving between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. Then, work will switch to the east half of both streets, with daytime improvements for a week to a week and a half followed by a night of paving. After paving is complete, some final Avista utility work will continue for about a week. Two lanes will be maintained on both streets throughout the work, as well as east-west access through intersections except during night paving when each intersection will be closed for a time.
  • Lincoln & Summit Boulevard CSO Tank work. Pipe connections for this tank are needed across both Lincoln and Monroe streets. Work on the Lincoln Street connection will begin on Monday, July 17, and last for about two weeks. Lincoln will be closed between Broadway and Summit Boulevard with local access for businesses including Anthony's maintained. Then, the connection across Monroe will proceed for another two weeks, starting about Monday, July 31. Monroe will be closed between College and Summit Boulevard, with local access maintained. Summit Boulevard between Lincoln and Monroe will be open during this work and will be part of the detour route. Both the Post Street and Monroe Street bridges also will be open.
  • Spokane Falls Boulevard CSO Tank work. A pipe connection for this tank is needed across the south end of the Monroe Street Bridge. This work will be scheduled with night paving work on Lincoln and Monroe as much as possible with the trench covered during the daytime hours. Access will be maintained.

“We are coordinating this work in an effort to lessen the impacts on businesses, property owners, and the traveling public and to provide more effective communication about the needed work,” says Scott Simmons, the City’s Division Director for Public Works.

The City has worked this year to be more flexible with scheduling and open to opportunities to improve projects and assist business and property owners. Early this summer, the City moved up the second phase of construction on a project to rehabilitate East Sprague from Helena to Stone to complete overall project several weeks early.

The community also can help businesses in these construction areas by continuing to visit them during construction. To make that easier, the City is offering free, two-hour parking at some meters in these areas, including some on Sprague between Monroe and Post streets, others on First Avenue between Madison and Lincoln streets, and more near the Post Street Bridge. See the map of Sprague and First and the map of Post Street.

The three projects downtown are part of a record construction season for the City of Spokane. The paving work completes the Lincoln and Monroe rehabilitation project that was started last year. The CSO tank at Lincoln and Summit Boulevard, which will hold up to a million gallons of combined wastewater and stormwater, is nearing completion. Meanwhile, the construction of a two million-gallon CSO tank being built on Spokane Falls Boulevard will continue until mid-2019.

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