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but the street will remain open. Motorists may encounter occasional brief delays. Broadway Plaza, at the intersection of Broadway and Willamette, was paved with a decorative brick pattern when Willamette Street was opened in 1996. The brickwork was retained and expanded when Broadway was opened in 2002. Some of the bricks have come loose in the travel lanes, and the repairs will help stabilize the surface and ensure a long and erb enieSand & Gving life for avel , general roadway, which contractordesigned the B Broadway opening project, and the City brick of Eugene. is being shareddby Eu Euge City staff has met with Broadway merchants to let them know about the repair work and to work out a schedule and traffic control plan that minimizes disruptions during business hours. For more information about the repair work, contact Project Manager Michelle Cahill at 682-6855. Public Works Finalizes List of Streets to Be Repaired This Summer Work is scheduled to begin in early July on a series of projects designed to repair city streets. The 2003 pavement preservation • program includes repaving the following streets: Preserving • 18th Avenue from Bailey Hill Road to Josh Street • 29th Avenue from Willamette Street to Lorane Highway, plus Washington Street from 28th Avenue to Lorane Highway and lir Lorane Highway from 29th Avenue to Washington Street • 30th Avenue from Agate Street to Hilyard Street plus restriping Your Streets lanes and installing a concrete island transportation • Echo Hollow Road from Dove Lane to Royal Avenue fees at work • Cal Young Road from Coburg Road to Willagillespie • Gilham Road from Beltline to Cal Young Road www.ci.eugene.or.us • • Patterson Street from 19th Avenue to 24th Avenue The street paving work will be done under four separate contracts, and there will also be a contract for repaving portions of the riverbank trail system. The first contract, for repairs to Echo Hollow Road, was advertised for bid last Friday, with the first bid opening scheduled for July 1. The remaining contracts will be bid over the next several weeks. Generally, ,onstruction is anticipated to begin in July and be substantially completed by October. Total cost of this year's repaving work is estimated at $3.2 million. Funds for the pavement preservation program are coming primarily from the new local gas tax and the monthly transportation system maintenance fee (TSMF) approved by City Council last winter. The Oregon Department of Transportation, acting as the City's agent, is scheduled to begin collecting the 3-cent-per-gallon local gas tax later this summer. The TSMF is still being developed and is anticipated to take effect this fall. The council approved the local gas tax and monthly fee in response to a $93 million backlog of street repair projects. The work scheduled to be done this summer will begin to reverse that trend, but it will take a number of years before the backlog is significantly reduced. Approximately 1,400 postcards have been sent to residents and property owners along the streets being repaired this summer, informing them of the general paving schedule. Information about specific work zones and traffic detours and delays will be provided through the City's traffic relief hotline, 984-8484, and on City's web site. For more information, contact City Engineer Mark Schoening at 682-5291. National Magazine Features Eugene's Pavement Preservation Program Eugene's pavement preservation program is featured as a case study for pavement management in the most recent issue of Better Roads magazine (June 2003 issue, pages 24-27). A copy of the magazine has been placed in the Council Office. The article, titled "Prevention Versus Repair—Managing Your Budget" highlights the value of timely preservation work, which can yield savings of up to $10 for each preventive maintenance dollar spent. In Eugene's case, a dedicated commitment to reducing the backlog of needed street repairs would provide the equivalent of a 17% return on an annual investment of$8.5 million, according to a September 2001 study done by private consultant Arthur Furber. Eugene has had a pavement management system in place since 1987. The data collected through the pavement s and rioritize management systemndsidwsen thialeCity to accurately r construction and overlay. Thisct repair, inturn, helps direct deojects cisions nsithin on howecific bet to tacklegories the such as arterial and residential ®backlog and schedule specific projects in the pavement preservation program. For more information, contact Public PAGE 2 EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER