Kirstin Davis, Communications Manager, 509.625.7773
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 10:06 a.m.
The Maple St. Bridge and TJ Meenach Drive construction projects will be impacting traffic in west Spokane. Crews are ahead of schedule with grinding off the top layer of the southbound lanes on the Maple St. Bridge deck and will be transitioning to the northbound lanes. The TJ Meenach Street, Siphon, and Stormwater Improvements project is making a major step toward completion.
Beginning, Saturday, Sept. 16, single-lane traffic in each direction will be open on TJ Meenach Dr. at Northwest Blvd.
Maple St. Bridge Traffic Impact Information:
On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 12, traffic revisions will be put in place until approximately, Friday, Oct. 6. View a map of the Maple St. Bridge detours (PDF 237 KB).
During closures vehicle and freight truck drivers will be detoured separately.
Vehicle traffic will go eastbound on Northwest Blvd., turn southbound onto Monroe St. to cross the Monroe St. Bridge, and continue south. Drivers can access southbound Ash St. at 2nd Ave.
Freight traffic will go eastbound on Indiana Ave., turn southbound onto Division St. to cross the Spokane River and access southbound at 2nd Ave.
Travel for all will be reduced to one lane going northbound across the bridge between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. starting Tuesday, Sept. 12.
FULL CLOSURE ALL HOURS for northbound lanes starting Monday, Sept. 18 until approximately Friday, Oct. 6.
During closures vehicle and freight truck drivers will be detoured separately.
Vehicle traffic will go eastbound on 3rd Ave., turn northbound onto Lincoln St. to cross the Monroe Street Bridge, and continue north. Drivers can access northbound Maple St. at Northwest Blvd.
Freight traffic will go eastbound on 3rd Ave., turn northbound onto Division St. to cross the Spokane River and continue north. Drivers can access northbound Maple St. from westbound Indiana Ave. and Northwest Blvd.
The Maple St. Bridge project is expected to take approximately 10 weeks and is estimated to be completed in mid-November, if the weather holds. As often as possible work will be done in the overnight hours and on weekends to reduce traffic impacts. Traffic routes will change often throughout the project and the bridge will be fully closed intermittently at times. Drivers are encouraged to find alternate routes, and when possible, avoid peak traffic times because of lane reductions and closures.
Ongoing Traffic Impacts:
This is a complex project, requiring several traffic plan changes. Drivers are encouraged to follow City of Spokane social media, access the weekly obstruction notice, and sign up for the Community Update weekly email and tune into local media to stay informed.
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