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<br /> f <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> February 6 1992 <br /> CONTACT: oe Hessler, Traffic Technician, 687-5285 <br /> From Sandr Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> SPEED LIMITS CHANGED ON RIVER ROAD <br /> The c ty of Eugene is planning to change the speed limit on a three-mile <br /> section of River Road. On Wednesday morning, February 12, public works crews <br /> will insta 1 new speed limit signs on River Road. The speed limit will be <br /> changed fr m 30 to 40 miles per hour between Holeman Avenue and Hunsaker <br /> Lane. The recently completed widening of River Road has improved traffic <br /> flow and s reet safety, allowing the new speed limits. <br /> When he River Road widening project was completed last fall, the city <br /> of Eugene asked the State Speed Control Board (SSCB) to review the speed <br /> limits on the improved section of road and establish appropriate speed zones. <br /> As part o its review, the board considered the increased width, new street <br /> surface, improved sight distance, and driving speeds. In late January, the <br /> board app oved the request and issued an order authorizing the new speed <br /> limits. <br /> The SCB is a five-member board established by the governor to evaluate <br /> and estab ish appropriate speed zones throughout the state. The board <br /> includes ne representative each from the State Police Department and from <br /> the Orego Department of Transportation and three citizens who are appointed <br /> by the go ernor. _ <br /> <br />