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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> ~ _ <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> June 15, 19 9 <br /> CONTACT: D ve Ritter, Maintenance Division, 687-5207 <br /> G ne Shutt, Maintenance Division, 687-5206 <br /> From Sandr G]eason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI E RELEASE <br /> ~ CITY TO REPAIR WEST ELEVENTH AVENUE <br /> I <br /> On Tu sday, June 20, city of Eugene maintenance crews will begin routine <br /> maintenanc work on West Eleventh Avenue, from Garfield Street west to <br /> ~ Beltline R ad. The work is expected to continue through the first week in <br /> July, depe ding on the weather. To avoid rush hour traffic, the crew will <br /> begin work at 8:15 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. each day. Access to businesses on <br /> ~ West Eleve th will not be disrupted. <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 /> The rew will apply a hot rubberized asphalt mixture to the joints and <br /> cracks in he street. The mixture ex ands and contracts with the avement <br /> p p <br /> and preven s water from intruding into the base of the road. Crack sealing <br /> is an econ mical way to extend the life of the street and is part of the <br /> city's rou ine maintenance program. <br /> i <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br />