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| Region: Northeast | Legislative District: 3 | Length: 1.16 mi. | FY 2022 Urban Arterial Program (UAP) |
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Existing ConditionsThe Thor-Freya Couplet is a T-1 freight route and is the City's highest volume roadway serving the South Hill portion of the City Spokane as well as the major industrial areas along the Freya St. corridor north of I-90. The corridor carries total daily traffic volumes as high as 40,000 vehicles per day. As of Winter 2017, the pavement condition rating of this corridor was as low as 34. The corridor required frequent and costly pothole repairs incoveniencing the drivers and negatively impacting traffic flow. The roadway is in need of complete reconstruction to build a pavement structural section that is capable of handling the high traffic volumes and T-1 freight route loads. The City has secured over $8M in FHWA funding is requesting just under $1M in TIB funds for construction phase funding to supplement the City's Fed-Aid local match. Design began in early 2020, NEPA is complete and approved and ROW acquisition is underway for small takes related to ADA ramp construction; design should be complete by mid-2021. Construction is scheduled for 2022. |
Project Funding
| TIB Funds | Local Funds | Total Costs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Right of Way | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction | 950,000 | 10,179,807 | 11,129,807 |
| Project Totals | $950,000 | $10,179,807 | $11,129,807 |
Local Match
| TIB Participation | Local Match | Minimum Local Match |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5% | 91.5% | 20% |
Summary of Improvements
- The improved and rebuilt pavement structural section using a long-life PCC pavement section will provide long-lasting and low-maintenance driving surface for the traveling public on the highest volume arterial route serving Spokane's industrial and South Hill areas. The improved, long-life pavement will eliminate the on-going and costly stop-gap street maintenance for pot hole repair.
Description of Improvements
Reconstruction of approximately 6,200 lineal feet of roadway pavement from Hartson Ave through Sprague Avenue. Reconstruction and repair of curbing and sidewalk at isolated, spot locations as necessary. Update/add street and pedestrian lighting, traffic signals upgrades, and communication lines. Upgrade ADA curb ramps and STA bus stop boarding pads to meet ADA compliance standards. Thor and Freya Streets are each 3-lane one-way arterials that function as a two-way couplet between Hartson and Sprague Avenues. Daily traffic volume just north of Hartson on Thor Street and Freya Street is approximately 17,000 to 20,000 respectively (40,000 total ADT). During the 2016/2017 winter the couplet pavement experienced rapid and significant pavement deterioration due to extreme, repeated freeze/thaw conditions; this was magnified by old, inadequate pavement structure. The City performed an emergency, thin grind and overlay project in the spring of 2017 as a stop-gap measure until a proper roadway reconstruction could be performed. The proposed project would reconstruct the roadway with Portland Cement Concrete; the northerly limits of work abut and match the southerly limits of newer PCC pavement recently installed along the Freya St./Greene St. corridor.