Spokesman-Review: North Spokane Corridor on track to be completed on time, state Senate transportation leader says

State Senate and House transportation leaders say state budget problems should not derail the long-awaited North Spokane Corridor is still fully funded.

Speaking to the media Friday, state Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee, said he is confident the corridor will be completed by the 2030 goal.

“That project is on track, and we are going to finish it,” Liias said. “We are going to get the job done on those, and the budget we passed last year puts us in a strong position to get those projects done.”