After three months of construction, all lanes and ramps are open on the Interstate 90 viaduct in downtown Spokane.

The first phase of the project to repave the deeply rutted lanes was completed about three weeks earlier than expected.

And while construction inconvenienced drivers, it didn't create many safety issues, said Washington State Patrol Trooper Mark Baker.

During the project, there were 27 collisions reported within the four-mile construction area, and none within the one-mile narrow chutes.
That's fewer than the 40 collisions reported within the same area in 2005.

Now that the eastbound lanes are fixed, the Washington State Department of Transportation will move on next spring to repairing the westbound lanes of the viaduct.