SPOKANE, Wash. — A 4 News Now viewer requested an update to the months-long construction project that has plagued Bigelow Gulch Rd. since the spring.
According to Spokane County’s communications manager Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter, Bigelow Gulch has a detour remaining in place until at least October 21, 2024.
A ribbon cutting ceremony is being held Thursday, October 24 at 11 a.m.
Over the summer, construction crews blasted rock to allow for drainage; surfaced the road using a cement base, with crushed rock surface and hot mix asphalt, and installed new lights, guardrails, signage and striping.
The project has cost nearly $82 million.
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