SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — On Tuesday, Spokane County crews cleared paved roads and gravel roads at higher elevations following damage left by strong winds overnight.
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Valley Transfer Station on Sullivan Road in Spokane County is closed following an early-morning fire on the tipping floor Saturday morning.
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Credit Courtesy of Spokane County The record-breaking heat hitting the northwest is damaging infrastructure, including roads in the greater Spokane region.
At least one unincorporated Spokane County road has been closed due to damage caused by the heat. Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter, the information and outreach coordinator for Spokane County Public Works, said the heat makes the road more susceptible to damage.
“When you’ve got a road surface that’s softening because of the heat, those tires are going to chew up the road surface. It’s not unlike studded tires chewing up asphalt.”
She said the roads are not buckling like some infrastructure is in Western Washington.