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<br /> <br />(more) <br />News Release – Title Here <br />March 30, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Planned improvements for people who walk and cycle include reconstructing the South <br />Bank Path from Knickerbocker Bridge to Franklin Boulevard, installing energy-efficient, light- <br />emitting diode (LED) fixtures on more than 5,000 local street lights starting next fall, and improving <br />pedestrian crossings on Barger Driver west of Devos Street and on Bailey Hill Road south of 11 <br />th <br />Avenue at the Fern Ridge Path crossing. <br />Major park improvements include a $580,000 project to rebuild the trail to the summit of <br />Spencer’s Butte, with work on that project scheduled to be under way in early April, and the <br />renovation of Charnel Mulligan Park, funded primarily by a federal community development block <br />grant. <br />Underground repairs to the city’s stormwater and wastewater systems include work at a <br />number of locations, including drainage repairs at Laurelwood Golf Course. Funding for these <br />projects comes primarily from monthly stormwater and wastewater fees paid by local residents <br />and businesses. <br />Work continues on a $17 million project at Eugene Airport. The project, which includes <br />adding a baggage claim belt, revamping the security checkpoint area and improving the B-gates <br />holding area, is expected to be completed in June 2016. <br />Although not a Public Works project, the $12 million construction of a new Eugene City Hall <br />is under way in the downtown area, with an expected completion date in December 2016. <br />Including the airport and city hall project brings the total infrastructure investment by the <br />City of Eugene in 2015 to approximately $44 million. <br />Local residents are encouraged to follow the progress of projects that may affect their travel <br />routes. To get more details about Eugene projects planned for 2015, visit www.eugene- <br />or.gov/pwprojects or follow EugenePW on Twitter. For regional traffic updates, including LTD’s <br />west Eugene EmX project as well as projects by ODOT, Lane County, Eugene and Springfield, go to <br />www.keepusmoving.info. <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 />