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i <br /> <br /> • ~ <br /> dews Relea e--13th Reconstruction <br /> August 14 1991 <br /> Page 2 <br /> closed, an one lane of traffic will be opened on the newly constructed north <br /> :;ide. The south side of the intersections at Washington, Lawrence, Lincoln, <br /> <<nd Olive treets will be closed, but south bound traffic will be able to <br /> turn right onto the north lane. One lane will remain open for south bound <br /> i <br /> ~ i:raffic at the intersections of Charnelton and 13th and Willamette Street and <br /> ].3th. Bot lanes will be closed for two days in late October for final <br /> ~~aving. <br /> Durin the reconstruction, all existing asphalt and concrete will be <br /> removed an replaced and new curbs and gutters will be installed. The street <br /> will be mi imally widened from 34 feet to 36 feet, with most of the <br /> <<dditional width located at major intersections. All on-street parking will <br /> t?e removed during the project. <br /> r <br /> The c ntractor plans to work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through <br /> f~riday to ensure the work is completed during the good weather. The $627,000 <br /> ~?roject i paid for through street rehabilitation funds <br /> Thir eenth Avenue was originally built in 1912 as a 34-foot wide street. <br /> Except fo regularly scheduled maintenance and for a reconstruction in 1963 <br /> t?etween Kincaid and Alder Streets, no major work has occurred on 13th since <br /> I <br /> its origi al construction. <br /> i <br /> Acco ding to Pay Bayes, project manager, the reconstruction is part of <br /> i:he City' preservation program to extend, as long as possible, the life of <br /> improved treets within the city limits. When an overlay or other <br /> maintenan a technique can no longer preserve the facility, the city must <br /> r~econstru t the roadbed. Thirteenth Avenue is now at a point where <br /> reconstru tion is the only alternative, Bayes said. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />