▁Canada , ▁and ▁US ▁ 2 ▁branches ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast , ▁continu ing ▁to ▁M ead , ▁New port , ▁and ▁Sand point . ▁US ▁ 1 9 5 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁In land ▁Empire ▁Highway , ▁connect s ▁to ▁Inter state ▁ 9 0 ▁west ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ▁near ▁L ata h ▁Creek ▁and ▁travel s ▁south ▁through ▁the ▁Pal ouse . ▁ ▁The ▁Washington ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁( W SD OT ) ▁is ▁task ed ▁with ▁impro ving ▁local ▁high ways ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁region ' s ▁growth ▁and ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁prevent ▁con g estion ▁problems ▁that ▁pl ague ▁many ▁larger ▁cities . ▁The ▁W SD OT ▁is ▁construct ing ▁the ▁North ▁Sp ok ane ▁Cor rid or . ▁When ▁completed , ▁the ▁cor rid or ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁ ▁limited - access ▁highway ▁that ▁will ▁run ▁from ▁I - 9 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁Thor / Fre ya ▁inter change , ▁north ward ▁through ▁Sp ok ane , ▁meeting ▁the ▁existing ▁US ▁ 3 9 5 ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁W and erm ere ▁G olf ▁Cour se . ▁ ▁Air ports ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ▁International ▁Airport ▁( I ATA : ▁G EG , ▁I CA O : ▁K GE G ) ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁commercial ▁air port ▁for ▁Sp ok ane , ▁Eastern ▁Washington , ▁and ▁Northern ▁Id aho . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁air port ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of