SPOKANE, Wash. — Major changes are coming to one of Spokane’s main arteries as the city plans to narrow car lanes significantly on the northern stretch of Ash Street.
The project will affect about a mile-long stretch from Wellesley northbound to Francis. The traffic lanes are currently 15 to 20 feet wide — wider than most interstate highways. By the end of this year, these lanes will be narrowed down to 11 feet.
The Maple-Ash couplet project was supposed to reduce wide lanes on Maple Street and Ash Street. The city mentions the wider lanes on these two one-way streets cause speeding and increases chances of car crashes. Due to tight funding, the city will only repaint lanes on Ash Street for now…