Spokane begins three-year grading project

Taylor Graham by Taylor Graham

If you have an unpaved alley or dirt street outside your home used for garbage collection in Spokane, chances are you could see crews by your house as soon as this summer. The City of Spokane just started a three-year grading project worth $1.5 million.

City spokesperson Marlene Feist said the project will focus on a total of about 40 miles of unpaved alleys and dirt streets used for garbage pickup throughout Spokane.

“It does a couple things for us, it recognizes the wear and tear that our trucks have on those alleys, but it also helps keep our equipment in good operating order,” Feist said.

Residents like Charles Williams are already seeing the impact. He said he’s lived next to Havana Street for the past three decades.

“Since the 34 years I’ve been here, they’ve never touched it,” Williams said. “It was nice and wonderful to wake up and see they’re doing some improvements.”

Feist said the city will add asphalt grindings to roads like Havana to smooth things out.

If you live near a street that’s slated to be graded this summer, Feist said the city will notify you soon. To look at a full map of scheduled projects, click here.

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