~ ~ . <br /> PUBLIC WO S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> June 30, 989 <br /> CONTACT: Ben Bonner, Maintenance Division, 687-5220 <br /> Gene Shutt, Maintenance Division, 687-5206 <br /> From Sand a Gleason, Public Information, 687-5223 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> i <br /> j CITY CONTINUES REPAIRS TO ELEVENTH AVENUE <br /> A Cit of Eugene Public Works crew will move from West Eleventh Avenue <br /> to East El venth Avenue as they continue with repairs to the street. <br /> Beginning n July 5, the crew will begin work at Franklin Boulevard and move <br /> west to Ga field Street. The repair work is scheduled for completion near <br /> the end of July. Public Works recently finished repairing a section of West <br /> Eleventh, unning from Garfield Street to Beltline Road. <br /> <br /> ~ One 1 ne of traffic will be closed at a time. To help minimize traffic <br /> delays, la a closures will be scheduled to correspond to the flow of traffic. <br /> Access to usinesses will not be disrupted. <br /> Durin the repair work, the crew will apply a hot rubberized asphalt <br /> i <br /> mixture to the joints and cracks in the street. The mixture expands and <br /> contracts ith the pavement and prevents water from intruding into the base <br /> of the roa Crack sealing is an economical way to extend the life of the <br /> street and is part of the city's routine maintenance program. <br /> i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />