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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />January 2, 2016 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Chuck Mueller, Project Manager, 541-682-6854 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Traffic Advisory: <br />Expect Lane Closures on South Willamette Street Monday and Tuesday <br />Expect lane closures on Willamette Street between 24 and 29 avenues Monday and <br />thth <br />Tuesday, Jan. 4 and 5, as a contractor hired by the City adjusts driveway aprons along the street. <br /> Safe Sidewalks, working under contract for the Eugene Public Works Department, will grind <br />or bevel driveway aprons to reduce lips between the driveways and the street surface. While this is <br />a stand-alone contract, it is part of a larger effort to improve accessibility to businesses and <br />residences for people who walk, bike and drive in the Willamette Street corridor. Additional <br />construction is expected to begin in mid-January on a pilot project to restripe and make several <br />permanent improvements on Willamette Street from 24th to 32nd avenues. <br /> For the work on Monday and Tuesday, motorists should expect one- or two-block lane <br />closures in work areas. At least one lane will remain open in both directions at all times. Entrances <br />to specific businesses may be closed for up to 20 minutes; however, efforts will be made to leave <br />portions of driveways open if it is possible to do so safely. <br /> More information about the South Willamette Street improvement project can be found on <br />the web at www.eugene-or.gov/swillamettestreet. <br /> <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 />