SPOKANE, Wash. – As the construction season winds down, several road projects in Spokane remain unfinished due to recent disruptions. According to the Spokane Public Works Department, a strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers that began on August 13 halted many paving projects across the city.

Hurston Davis from the Spokane Public Works Department explained, “Some of those are having to be pushed out because we just are running out of time and temperature.”

The strike, which lasted over a month, affected projects requiring asphalt, delaying completion and pushing some into 2026. Despite the setbacks, city officials are optimistic about wrapping up current work soon.

“We really are at a place where we should be able to get everything buttoned up here in the next 10 days,

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