WSDOT has great news for drivers heading between Spokane and Suncrest, because SR-291 finally reopened after being closed because of the nearby Spokane Complex Fires.
Why so long? Well, getting the highway open was not just a matter of waiting for the flames to die down.
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Crews had to make sure the road and the hillside around it were safe before traffic could return.
SR 291 is REOPEN from Spokane to Suncrest, near Spokane Complex Fires…