A labor strike has indefinitely halted three construction projects in Eastern Washington, including the North Spokane Corridor.

Northbound travelers on Freya Street can expect delays of around eight minutes until construction resumes, as Greene street is closed between Mission Avenue and Illinois Avenue. A detour takes drivers to Hamilton Street and then back east for reconnection on Market Street.

Two paving projects, one between Babbit Road and state Route 27 along U.S. Highway 195 near Pullman, and another from Hafer Road up into Chewelah, were also halted.

All three projects are the Washington’s Department of Transportation’s, but the construction itself is carried out by contractors. Transportation department spokesman Ryan Overton said that the strike is between the contractors an

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