Somewhat related to my last post about a new 1,000+ acre housing development that is located between Coeur d'Alene and Post Falls, there is a proposal on this year's election ballot in Kootenai County regarding a new $50 annual vehicle registration fee.
The fee would help pay for a $7.5 million regional traffic management center (similar to what Spokane and Boise currently have) but the bulk of the money would be used to build a limited-access freeway running parallel to Huetter Road from I-90 north, past the Cd'A Airport, and connecting to US-95 north of Hayden. This project has been talked about for 10+ years. It would help relieve north-south traffic in Coeur d'Alene on US-95 and in Post Falls in state highway 41. The current estimated cost is $295 million, with the proposed new vehicle registration fee covering $88.5 million of that.
https://cdapress.com/news/2020/sep/25/what-50-good/