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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />April 18, 2014 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Jenifer Willer, Pavement Preservation Program Manager, 541-501-0376 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Road Repair Work Begins on 13 Avenue on Monday <br />th <br />For months, motorists have had to pick their way through more than a mile of utility work on <br />West 13 Avenue. But beginning Monday, April 21, construction begins in earnest as the City of <br />th <br />Eugene reconstructs West 13 between Garfield and Washington streets. <br />th <br />Knife River Corporation, the low bidder on the Public Works project, will split the construction <br />schedule into two phases. The first phase, beginning next Monday, will run from Polk to Washington <br />streets and is scheduled to be substantially completed by early July, well before the Lane County Fair <br />opens on July 23. When the fair is over, the second phase – from Garfield to Polk streets – will be done. <br />The entire project is scheduled to be finished by early September. <br />Initially, the phase 1 work will focus on rebuilding 38 sidewalk access ramps. Then the work <br />will shift to removing the deteriorated surface and damaged areas of road base and rebuilding West <br />13 with a new asphalt surface. This will require lengthy lane closures, tentatively scheduled to begin <br />th <br />in mid-May. The plan is to keep one lane open for through traffic; however, there may be times when <br />heavy equipment is temporarily blocking that lane. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes to <br />avoid delays in active work zones. Pedestrians and cyclists may also encounter closed sections of <br />sidewalk in work areas. <br />Utility companies, including EWEB and Northwest Natural, have been working to repair or <br />relocate their underground facilities before the City starts road work. With 17 major City street repair <br />projects scheduled this year, utility crews have been busy all over town. <br />The $2.2 million 13 Avenue project is funded primarily by the 2012 voter-approved bond <br />th <br />measure to fix city streets. For traffic updates and additional information about the project, go to <br />www.eugene-or.gov/traffic or follow EugenePW on Twitter. For regional traffic updates, including <br />LTD’s west Eugene EmX project as well as projects by ODOT, Lane County, Eugene and Springfield, go <br />to www.keepusmoving.info. <br /># # # <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />