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~ <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> SEPTEMBER 24, 1992 <br /> CONTACT: John Emmons, Public Works Transportation, 687-5128 <br /> From Sand a Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> TRAFFIC SIGNALS CHANGING ON RIVER ROAD <br /> Traf is signals at four intersections on River Road between River Avenue <br /> and Irvin Road are in the process of being changed to reduce congestion in <br /> the heavi y traveled commercial area around Beltline Road and the Santa Clara <br /> shopping enter. Changes are being made to enhance traffic flow and will <br /> include i stalling new types of left-turn signals and improving signal timing <br /> <br /> ~ to provid better traffic flow along River Road. <br /> Over the next three weeks, crews from the city of Eugene Public Works <br /> Departmen will install new signal heads at River Avenue, Division Avenue, <br /> Santa Cla a Avenue, and Irving Road/Hunsaker Lane. The new signals will <br /> change fr m an exclusive left turn to either a permissive left turn, a <br /> protected left turn, or a protected/permissive left turn. The changes to the <br /> left-turn operations will allow motorists to make left turns at the <br /> intersections without having to wait for an exclusive green left-turn arrow. <br /> Acco ding to John Emmons from the Public Works Transportation Division, <br /> the new signals should reduce stops and delays for motorists on River Road <br /> and shoul smooth out the flow of traffic. Emmons cautioned that there is a <br /> tradeoff. "Although the improvements should reduce bottlenecks at left-turn <br /> lanes on fiver Road, there may be somewhat longer delays for traffic on the <br /> side streets that are trying to turn onto River Road," said Emmons. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />