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EUGENE <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> ugust 8, 2002 <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541)682-5010 <br /> (541)682-5414 FAX <br /> www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> IN THIS WEEK'S EDITION <br /> FINAL PAVING ON RIVER ROAD STARTS SUNDAY EVENING,AUGUST 10TH <br /> MARTIN LUTHER KING PARK PLAYGROUND OPENS FOR PLAY AUGUST 10 <br /> AWBREY PARK NEIGHBORS INVITED TO RECREATE PARK AT WORKSHOP <br /> NEW DOG PARK AT ALTON BAKER PARK OPENS AUGUST 10 <br /> AROUND THE CITY <br /> Final Paving on River Road Starts Sunday Evening, August 10 <br /> Work on the River Road pavement rehabilitation project has gone smoothly and is running slightly ahead of schedule. <br /> The project began on July 7 and was expected to be completed by the end of August. Final paving is scheduled to begin <br /> in the evening on Sunday,August 10, and should be completed next week. Most of the paving will occur at night with <br /> pavement striping and minor cleanup work to follow. The contractor should be able to complete the project a week <br /> ahead of schedule. <br /> ane rehabilitation project extends from Maxwell Road to Azalea Drive, and includes removing and replacing areas of <br /> failed pavement to the full depth of the pavement ans rotomilling the entire surface to remove the top layer of the <br /> pavement plus an additional layer of pavement in the travel lanes. Traffic detector loops were replaced in the traffic <br /> lanes and the entire surface was repaved. <br /> Funds for the paving rehabilitation work come from Transportation Systems Development Reimbursement fees. The <br /> project also includes installation of a pressure line crossing, funded by Metro Wastewater fees and repair of damaged <br /> storm drain pipes, funded by stormwater user fees. Up-to-date information about this and other Eugene area road <br /> projects is available on the City of Eugene traffic relief hotline at 984-8484, or on the intemet at <br /> ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. For additional information about this project, contact Sharlett Rice, Project Manager, at 682- <br /> 5560. <br /> Martin Luther King Park Playground Opens for Play August 10 <br /> Parks and Open Space crews will install the wood chip surface and wrap up the finishing touches this week to the <br /> renovated playground at Martin Luther King Park which will open for play this Saturday, August 10. Formerly Grant Park, <br /> this small neighborhood park on Grant Street between West 9th Place and West 10th Avenue was last renovated in the <br /> early 1980s when it was renamed to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. <br /> The renovated playground sports a new play structure, swing set, sandbox, concrete wheelchair access ramp from the <br /> sidewalk, and engineered wood chips, which will provide a safe,wheelchair-accessible surface. Children can slide down <br /> a couple of different slides, swing on the brand new T-swing set, and climb a rock climbing structure and find the <br /> dinosaur"fossil" in its interior and send messages to their friends via talk tubes. According to the parks maintenance <br /> staff who have been working on the project, neighborhood children have been clamoring to start playing on the new <br /> structures as the project nears completion. Both the new surface and playground equipment meet current safety and <br /> accessibility standards. By popular demand, the basketball court and tile artwork created as part of a neighborhood <br /> project remain. The Public Works Maintenance concrete crew assisted parks maintenance crews with this project by <br /> PAGE 1 <br /> EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER ��02p808.t1 <br /> August 9,200'1 <br />