Spokane Tribe provides funds for highway project at new gaming facility

Wednesday, July 12, 2017  

The Spokane Tribe is fully funding a highway project that will benefit its new gaming facility in Washington.

A multi-lane roundabout along U.S. Highway 2 will serve as the entrance for the Spokane Tribe Casino in Airway Heights. Work will be completed this summer, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Transportation.

The tribe plans to open the $400 million casino before the end of the year.

Read More on the Story:
Spokane tribal casino to get roundabout on U.S. 2 (The Spokane Spokesman-Review 7/11)

Federal Register Notice:
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed Use Project, City of Airway Heights, Spokane County, WA (February 1, 2013)

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