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t' <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> March 22, 1988 <br /> CONTACT: Paul Klope, Project Manager, 687-5246 <br /> Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5296 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> STREET TEST MAY CAUSE TRAFFIC DELAYS <br /> Moto fists on Coburg Road can expect some traffic delays on Wednesday, <br /> ~ March 23, between 8:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., as the city of Eugene public works <br /> i <br /> departmen tests the pavement on Coburg Road between the Ferry Street Bridge <br /> and Oakwa Road. Crews will pull four-inch diameter cores from both the <br /> north bou d and south bound lanes to test the structural strength and depth <br /> of the ro dway. <br /> Acco ding to Paul Klope, project manager, the City is planning to <br /> j <br /> overlay t is section of Coburg Road this summer. The test will help the <br /> city dete mine the correct overlay depth based on the average strength or <br /> thickness of the roadway and will ensure greater cost efficiency, Klope said. <br /> Whil the testing is underway, one lane of traffic will be closed; <br /> flaggers ill be on hand to direct motorists. <br /> i <br /> The ests on Coburg are part of a larger study assessing the structural <br /> strength f streets tentatively identified for overlays within the next two <br /> years. <br /> <br /> ~.r <br /> i <br /> i <br /> I <br /> <br />