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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />June 25, 2014 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Doug Singer, Project Manager, 541-682-8460 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Amazon Creek Project Will Close Portion of Path Temporarily <br />A $975,000 project to stabilize and enhance Amazon Creek between Chambers and Garfield <br />streets has resumed. <br />This week the contractor is mobilizing equipment and materials. On Monday July 7, the portion <br />of the Fern Ridge multi-use path between Chambers Street and Garfield Park (Hayes Street) will be <br />closed for an extended period of time to allow trucks to haul excess soil away and bring rock into the <br />site. Cyclists and pedestrians will be directed to use a detour route along 15 Avenue. <br />th <br /> The section of Amazon Creek from Chambers to Garfield has had erosion problems and creek <br />bank failures. City natural resources specialists and engineers developed this project to stabilize the <br />eroded banks, improve stormwater conveyance and enhance habitat potential. Last summer the <br />contractor completed much of the work between Garfield and Hayes streets. <br />When the project is completed, the creek banks will be stabilized with rock at the toe of the <br />slopes at the bend and other areas with high potential for erosion. The creek will be widened on the <br />north side, creating a floodplain bench that will reduce water velocities, provide added capacity and <br />improve habitat potential. More than 13,000 native plants along with wild grass seed mixes will be <br />planted to create a more natural area. <br />The existing path, which was reconstructed and relocated away from the creek in 2012, will be <br />bridged to protect the concrete surface from the construction traffic. <br />The bank stabilization work is scheduled for July through early October while creek flows are <br />low. Planting will take place in the fall and winter. <br />KSH Construction of Keizer, Oregon, was awarded the bid for the project, which is funded by <br />stormwater user fees and stormwater system development charges. <br />For more information about the project, go to www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects. For <br />construction updates on this and other City of Eugene projects, go 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 />