8th Ave. is a commuter route linking south Spokane and Spokane Valley. 8th Ave. adequately serves 5,700 daily vehicles but it fails to provide the needed non-motorized facilities for one of the citys most disadvantaged neighborhoods (22% poverty, 14% non-English speaking, 27% over 65/under 10). In 2017, the City built 2,000 feet of new sidewalk from Dickey to Thierman. The proposed project completes half of the remaining infill gap. Bus transit serves the site every 30 minutes but users stand in the dirt shoulder while waiting at 8th Ave. and Coleman Rd. Edgecliff Park is the only park in the area but there are no sidewalks west of the park, forcing pedestrians to avoid parked (and moving) vehicles. Lastly, the citys Local Road Safety Plan identified hit-pedestrian and hit-fixed-object crashes as two of the citys most prominent fatal/serious crashes. These crash types most frequently occur on unimproved arterial streets (i.e. no curb or sidewalks) exactly like 8th Ave.
Projects — TIB Project Information
TIB Project Information
City of Spokane Valley's 8th Avenue
P-E-208(P08)-1
P-E-208(P08)-1
8th Avenue
Coleman Rd to Park Rd
FY 2023 Sidewalk Program
Current Phase : Construction
Total TIB Funding : $310,700
County: Spokane | Legislative District: 4 | Project Length: 0.17 | TIB Engineer: Andrew Beagle | Last Payment Date: 11/28/2023
Project Information
Lead Agency | SPOKANE VALLEY |
Funding Year | 2023 |
Program | SP |
Current Phase | Construction |
Legislative District | 4 |
Congressional District | 5 |
Federal Route Number | 3820 |
Project Length | 0.17 mi. |
ADT | 5,700 |
Functional Class | Minor |
Type of Work | Pedestrian |
Project Contact | Kelly Lynch |
Contact Email | klynch@spokanevalley.org |
TIB Engineer | Andrew Beagle |
Last Payment Date | 11/28/2023 |
Cultural Resource Assessment | Not Required |
Project Schedule
Target Date | Actual Date | |
---|---|---|
Project Selection Date | 11/19/2021 | |
Delayed Project Date | 07/01/2024 | |
DAHP Assessment Date | 03/15/2023 | |
Predesign Approval | ||
Design Approval | 01/01/2022 | 12/09/2021 |
Bid Auth. Approval | 01/12/2023 | 04/25/2023 |
Construction Approval | 05/31/2023 | 05/31/2023 |
Project Closeout | 06/01/2024 | |
Audit Date | ||
Withdrawn Date |
Project Funding
TIB Funds | Project Costs | |
---|---|---|
Environmental Study | 0 | 0 |
Design Study | 0 | 0 |
Total Predesign | 0 | 0 |
Special Study | 0 | 0 |
Design | 22,265 | 57,033 |
Right of Way | 0 | 0 |
Total Design | 22,265 | 57,033 |
Construction Engineering | 15,604 | 71,355 |
Construction Contract | 222,831 | 2,645,297 |
Other Construction | 0 | 0 |
Total Construction | 238,435 | 2,716,652 |
Funding Increase | 50,000 | |
Total TIB Funding | 310,700 | 2,773,685 |
Local Funding Partners
Funding Amount | Percent | |
---|---|---|
SPOKANE VALLEY | 2,038,827 | 73.5% |
WSDOT Funding | 0 | 0.0% |
P-E-208(P09)-1 | 424,158 | 15.3% |
Total Local Funding | 2,462,985 | 88.8% |
Project Description
New sidewalk will remove pedestrians from the gravel shoulder and/or paved travelled way, provide a safer, cleaner, and more visible transit stop, remove hazards associated with a large gravel shoulder (trees, fences) and more clearly define the pedestrian and vehicle facilities. The project will match the sidewalk improvements west of Thierman by providing roadside, on-street parallel parking as well. Upon future completion of the Thierman-Coleman sidewalk gap, the City will look to bring 8th Ave. into compliance with its Bike-Ped Master Plan, which calls for bike-lanes on 8th Ave. Currently, given the inconsistent improvements along 8th, on-street parking is a more reliable use of the space rather than having bike lanes appear then disappear every 2-4 blocks.
Existing Condition
Project Benefits
- Improves pedestrian safety;
- Extends improvements;
- Removes ADA barriers
Project Delays
Delay Type | Resolution Date | Comments |
---|---|---|
No delayed project history. |