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~ <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 /> May 29, 199 <br /> ~ CONTACT: rant Williams, Transportation Engineer, 687-5218 <br /> Bob Noble, Traffic Operations Supervisor, 687-5218 <br /> j George Staples, Delta Sand and Gravel, 688-2233 <br /> ~ From Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5221 <br /> FOR IMMEDIA E RELEASE <br /> DELTA SAND AND GRAVEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WINS <br /> 1991 ODOT TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AWARD <br /> i <br /> On May 21, Governor Barbara Roberts presented an award to Delta Sand and <br /> j Gravel on b half of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). Delta <br /> won the awa d for their outstanding effort in creating a public/private <br /> partnership to improve a dangerous off ramp on Beltline at the west-bound <br /> intersectio of Division Avenue and River Avenue. Delta's operations are <br /> located nea the intersection. <br /> According to Bob Noble, the city of Eugene traffic operations supervisor <br /> who nominat d Delta for the award, the intersection had had a history of <br /> j accidents, including one fatality. "The configuration of the intersection <br /> itself cre ted problems. It also carries a lot of truck traffic for the sand <br /> j and gravel operation, and the Beltline traffic exiting onto Division often <br /> exceeded t e 20 mph speed limit." <br /> In 19 9, the owners of Delta Sand and Gravel approached the city of <br /> Eugene abo t the safety problems associated with the intersection and made <br /> some sugge tions for correcting them. <br /> <br /> i <br /> "Ravi g just taken over jurisdiciton of the intersection from Lane <br /> County, th city had no funds budgeted to take on the project, so Delta <br /> <br />