The Washington State Department of Transportation submitted applications for three high priority Washington State transportation projects, including the North Spokane Corridor in Spokane, to compete for the $1.5 billion available in TIGER Discretionary Grants, part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Each of the projects proposed to receive funding will improve mobility in major freight corridors, complement current state highway investment, and provide jobs.
 
A leadership delegation from Spokane went to Washington D.C. to push for $35 million in funding for the North Spokane Corridor within the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant process. The group met with the offices of Senators Murray and Cantwell and Representative McMorris Rodgers in addition to Victor Mendez, Administrator for the Federal Highway Administration.  Mendez and Senator Murray are two of the key decision makers on TIGER awards.

The North Spokane Freeway TIGER project would fully fund the construction of the Francis Avenue to Farwell Road - Southbound Lanes. This project is shovel-ready, and finalizes the last piece of construction between Francis Avenue and US 395, completing more than half of the 10-mile North Spokane Corridor. The northbound lanes of this project have already been completed and are currently carrying both northbound and southbound traffic.