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PUBLIC WO S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> <br /> ~r - - <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> March 2, 1 89 <br /> CONTACT: oug Weber, principal engineer, 687-5291 <br /> van Koehn, project manager, 687-5291 <br /> andra Gleason, public information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> CITY TO HOST INFORMATION SESSION ON CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS <br /> On Tu sday, March 7, 7:00 p.m., at the Elks Club, 2727 Centennial <br /> Boulevard, the city of Eugene public works department will hold an <br /> informatio meeting on the improvements planned for Centennial Boulevard. <br /> During the meeting, city staff will discuss the scope of the project and <br /> answer que tions. Interested people are encouraged to attend. <br /> i~, This ummer, the city is planning to construct curb, gutter, and <br /> sidewalks n Centennial from Coburg Road to the beginning of the curve to the <br /> east of Au zen Stadium. At the same time, they plan to overlay Centennial <br /> from Cobur Road to the overpass at. I-5. In early March, city survey crews <br /> will begin collecting the measurements need to design the project. Actual <br /> construction is expected to be completed by August, 1989. <br /> Lane County public works provided maintenance for this major <br /> transport tion corridor until the fall of 1987 when jurisdiction and <br /> maintenan e responsibility was transferred to the city of Eugene. In early <br /> 1988, the city evaluated the pavement condition of Centennial and found that <br /> although it is classified as a minor arterial, it does not meet city street <br /> j standards. During the summer months and the football season, pedestrian <br /> traffic i high along Centennial, and as additional development occurs in the <br /> MORE <br /> <br />