Construction momentum is on a strong roll within the West Plains-Airport Area Public Development Authority district, which covers more than 9,000 acres encompassing the Spokane International Airport and surrounding land.
The signs of work on the North Spokane Corridor in northeast Spokane are readily visible now.
When completely finished in 2029, the $1.49 billion project ultimately will create a freeway linking Interstate 90 in east Spokane to U.S. 395 north of Spokane.
Spokane Transit Authority plans to break ground in May on its $92.2 million City Line bus rapid-transit route.
The six-mile City Line, which will extend from the Browne's Addition neighborhood to Spokane Community College and run through downtown
After 103 years, the Post Street Bridge in downtown Spokane will be replaced. Construction is scheduled to start in April.
Marlene Feist, director of strategic development for the public works department, says plans call for the project to be completed
Selkirk Development LLC, the company pla nning an $80 million, two-tower Papillon project on Spokane's North Bank, is finalizing the design and engineering and preparing permit-related documents for the project, says Alex Ekins, a partner at Selkirk.
Liberty Lake-based Greenstone Corp. is working to erect two new mixed-use buildings on Summit Parkway this year and has plans to begin work on a third mixed-use project in that neighborhood.
Construction is underway for the Flatiron and the Jefferson
Plans are currently under review by the city of Spokane for the first tower of The Falls LLC's planned three-tower project on the north bank of the Spokane River.
The Falls LLC is a development company headed by Spokane's Lawrence Stone
The concrete has been poured for the $53 million Sportsplex under construction near downtown Spokane, says Stephanie Curran, CEO of the Spokane Public Facilities District, which will own and operate the facility.
Work on the 135,000-square-foot facility
Two new office buildings with a combined cost of $57 million have taken shape next to the University District Pedestrian Bridge, on the southern edge of the U District.
The five-story, 159,000-square-foot Catalyst Building, at 601 E. Riverside
Construction of two North Idaho elementary school projects is well underway and have targeted opening dates for this fall.
The Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls school districts each are building new $12.5 million facilities.