Article: Hayford to be widened near Airway Heights

A one and a half mile stretch of Hayford Road between U.S. 2 and the Spokane Raceway Park entrance is scheduled to be widened from two lanes to five this summer.

"With all the truck traffic and development along that road, there is no way we could not improve it," says Greg Wells, supervising technician for Spokane County.

The county expects to seek bids this spring on the $3.6 million project, with construction to begin in May or June, says Wells. He estimates that the project will be completed by Oct. 15.

Nearly $2 million of the cost will be paid bya grant from the Washington state Transportation Improvement Board, which announced approval for the project in November.

Another $640,000 of ...

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