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NUMMI % W i a w - - ' W--11 1111I-1111 . '— i EUGENE ■ tr ' '/'� ■ �>./ fsw I August 8, 2003 CONTACT: Terry Colvin, Project Manager, 692-5398 From Public Information Section, 682-5523 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Work Starts On Tugman Creek Stormwater Project Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, August 4, on a project to resolve flooding issues and restore natural amenities to a portion of Tugman Creek. Eugene's Public Works Engineering Division designed the project to realign and add meanders to the existing channeled stream through the westernmost portion of Tugman Park near 36`x' Avenue and Hilyard Street. This will lengthen the stream, reducing flooding and extending seasonal use of the open play field in the park. Stream banks will be stabilized with native vegetation to improve water quality and natural habitat in the stream corridor. New w.. sidewalks will be constructed to further enhance this area of the park. Once construction is completed, there will be opportunities for volunteers to plant vegetation and make other interesting enhancements along the stream through Eugene Stream Team. Stormwater user fees will fund the $300,000 project, which is scheduled to be completed in October. Wildish Construction is the general contractor on the job, which originally had been scheduled for last fall but was delayed due to weather. During construction, the work zone will be fenced off. Signs will be placed to direct cyclists, pedestrians, and other park users around the construction area. For more information on this and other Eugene Public Works projects, call the City's traffic relief hotline at 984-8484, or visit the internet at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. For more information about Stream Team, contact Coordinator Lorna Baldwin at 682-4850. # ## Public Works•Administration •City of Eugene•858 Pearl Street•Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: (541) 682-5262• FAX: (541) 682-6826• www.ci.eugene.or.us