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PUBLIC WOR S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> ~r <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E <br /> March 2, 989 <br /> CONTACT: Nathan Duke, Transportation Planner, 687-5218 <br /> Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> CITY HOSTS MEETING ON FERRY STREET BRIDGE EIS <br /> The ity of Eugene has scheduled the first of a number of public <br /> participa ion activities planned for the next 18 months as part of a study <br /> being and rtaken on the Ferry Street Bridge. The city is preparing an <br /> environme tal impact statement (EIS) to determine whether the current and <br /> projected problems associated with the bridge can be remedied. A public <br /> I <br /> meeting w 11 be held on Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 p.m., in the Eugene Water <br /> <br /> ~Wrr and Elect is Board Community Room at 500 East 4th. Participants at the <br /> Wednesday night scoping meeting will be asked to help identify issues to be <br /> addressee in the EIS, whether additional alternatives should be considered, <br /> and wheth r additional methodologies should be used to analyze the <br /> environme tal, economic, and social impacts associated with improving the <br /> bridge. <br /> Acco ding to Nathan Duke, public works transportation planner, the Ferry <br /> Street Br dge is one of Eugene's busiest transportation corridors, providing <br /> access to downtown, the University of Oregon, and the Franklin Boulevard <br /> i <br /> area. Du a said the traffic volume on the bridge and in the bridge corridor <br /> ' is expect d to increase by 50 percent over the next 20 years. <br /> Duke said the study will help the city determine whether the existing or <br /> anticipat d problems can be solved. The city will look at ways to increase <br /> traffic c pacity and safety for vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic <br /> and impro a lane mergings on the north and south approaches of the bridge. <br /> MORE <br /> <br />