City of Spokane launches Fix-it-Fest 2017

Elena Gardner by Elena Gardner

The City of Spokane launched Fix-It-Fest 2017 Thursday, a $1 million infusion in street repair work to address arterials damaged by extreme weather in the last six months.

The city announced that 2017 will be its largest construction season ever.

Fix-It-Fest 2017 includes a collection of new work using a variety of techniques combined with arterial street repairs that already were planned for this summer.

“Based on input from citizens and elected officials as well as visual inspections of our streets, we have developed a plan to make the greatest impact without overly burdening street users,” says Gary Kaesemeyer, the City’s Street Director. “We are making choices and prioritizing the work that needs to get done.”

The work includes 8.82 miles of new projects, including three grind and overlay projects, three thin-overlay projects to hold together streets planned for 2018 reconstruction, three chip-seal projects, and two patch repair projects to improve driving lanes.

5.2 miles of planned grind and overlay projects are also planned for aterials.

Scheduled crack seal work and any needed pothole repairs will also be completed.

This construction season includes projects to rebuild East Sprague Avenue from Helena to Stone and 37th Avenue from Freya to Regal, the construction of Barnes Road and the extension of MLK Way, and streetscape improvements on Division Street between Spokane Falls and I-90.

Another $3 million in crack seal, chip seal, and grind and overlay work is planned in the residential streets.

Street crews have already filled nearly 3,500 potholes since January 1.

For more details of the planned construction and a map of the proposed changes, click here.

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