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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 1, 2015 <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 /> <br />Road Repair Season Hits Halfway Mark <br />Eugene’s 2015 road repair season is reaching the halfway point, with nearly a dozen streets <br />completed or nearing completion and more than 20 streets scheduled for construction after July 1. <br />Advance planning and favorable weather have been major factors in getting an early start on <br />roadwork projects. The first project – repairs to Garden Way, Mahlon Avenue and Willakenzie Road – <br />got under way in early April, and some Public Works paving crews were doing concrete paving work as <br />early as February. <br />“We knew we had a lot of projects going into 2015, and fortunately the weather has cooperated with <br />our paving schedule,” said Jenifer Willer, manager of Eugene’s pavement preservation program. <br />Other street repairs that have been substantially completed include portions 25 Avenue, <br />th <br />Timberline Drive and City View Street. Work is continuing on Division Avenue, 39 and 40 avenues and <br />thth <br />Brae Burn and Donald streets. <br />Projects with start dates after July 1 include portions of Valley River Way, 19 and 22 avenues, <br />thnd <br />Fillmore and Friendly streets, 18 Avenue (Josh Street to Bertelsen Road), East 15 and 17 avenues, <br />ththth <br />Avalon (west of Echo Hollow), Cascade, Elizabeth and Juhl streets, and Knoop Avenue. Traffic <br />improvements and a test restriping of Willamette Street from 24 to 32 avenues is planned to begin in <br />thnd <br />early August. In addition, slurry seal treatments are scheduled in early August on 20 residential streets, <br />and six streets – Bertelson Road (18 Avenue to Bailey Hill Road), Four Oaks Grange, Concord Street, <br />th <br />Avalon Street (east of Echo Hollow), Pattison Street and Central Boulevard – will receive maintenance <br />overlays. <br />In total, the 2015 paving work represents an investment of more than $10 million in the city’s <br />transportation infrastructure, with nearly 35 lane miles of streets receiving some form of pavement <br />preservation treatment. Primary sources of funding for the repair work include the voter-approved <br />2012 bond measure to fix streets, the City’s 5-cent-per-gallon local gas tax, federal funding (for the work <br />on 18 Avenue), and Eugene’s share of the state gas tax. <br />th <br />For construction updates and more information about specific projects, go to www.eugene- <br />or.gov/pwprojects. <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 />