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Up Close - Building The Inland Northwest - March 14, 2013
Transportation work here to top $140 million in '13
City, DOT both plan improvements on Francis Avenue

By Jessica Valencia
Of the Journal of Business

Crews tear down the Francis Avenue bridge to make way for a larger structure that will extend over freeway lanes and rail lines. Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, is the project's general contractor.
Crews tear down the Francis Avenue bridge to make way for a larger structure that will extend over freeway lanes and rail lines. Graham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, is the project's general contractor.
Photo Courtesy of Washington state Deparment of Transportation
More than $140 million in new and continuing transportation-related construction projects are planned this year countywide, including at Spokane International Airport.

Projects include rehabilitation work through the city of Spokane's 10-year street bond program, reconstruction of Farwell Road in Spokane County, and continued work on the North Spokane Corridor by the Washington state Department of Transportation.

The DOT has more than $49 million in construction plann...


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