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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />September 23, 2014 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Chuck Mueller, Project Manager, 541-501-0370 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Road Work Starts Wednesday on Madison Street <br />Work is about to start on the last remaining major street repair project this year in Eugene. <br />Crews from Knife River Corp., working under contract to the Eugene Public Works Department, on <br />Wednesday, Sept. 24, will begin reconstructing Madison Street from First to Eighth avenues. <br />For the past month, the project has focused on preliminary work such as building sidewalk <br />access ramps and replacing and relocating underground utilities. Now the work will shift to <br />removing the deteriorated surface and subgrade and rebuilding the street from the ground up. <br />Traffic will be restricted in work zones, including overnight in some locations. Watch for <br />flaggers and signs directing traffic. Motorists and cyclists are encouraged to use alternative routes <br />to avoid delays. <br />The current schedule calls for construction to be substantially completed by Oct. 17. <br />However, because the street will be resurfaced with asphalt, the work is somewhat weather <br />dependent. <br />The reconstruction of Madison Street is part of a larger contract that also includes repairing <br />First Avenue from Washington to Van Buren streets and Monroe Street from First Avenue to Blair <br />Boulevard. The work on First Avenue is finished except for installing pedestrian-activated flashing <br />lights at First and Monroe and completing traffic signal upgrades at First and Van Buren. On <br />Monroe Street, concrete panel replacement has been completed from Blair to Fifth Avenue, with <br />ongoing concrete work between Fourth Avenue and the railroad tracks. <br />Total cost of the overall project is approximately $2.2 million, funded primarily by the 2012 <br />voter-approved bond measure to fix city streets. <br />Elsewhere around the city, the repaving of Broadway from Franklin Boulevard to Pearl <br />Street is scheduled early next week, weather permitting. <br />For more information about major projects in the Eugene area, go to <br />www.keepusmoving.info, or follow EugenePW on Twitter. <br /># # # <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 />