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Public Works <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> September 24, 1990 Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: Paul Anderson, Project Manager, 683-6854 <br /> Diane Bishop, Bicycle Coordinator, 687-5298 <br /> From Sand a Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> FERN RIDGE BICYCLE PATH TO BE REPAIRED <br /> Begi Wing on Wednesday, Sept. 26, Wildish Corvallis Construction Co., <br /> ' under con ract to the city of Eugene, will begin reconstructing a section of <br /> ,I <br /> the Fern idge bicycle path, which runs along the north side of the Amazon <br /> Channel. The work will start just west of Garfield and will continue to <br /> I <br /> li <br /> approxima ely Chambers Street. The contractor plans to work between 7:30 <br /> a.m. and p.m., Monday through Friday. The project is scheduled for <br /> completeo by Oct. 30. <br /> The sphalt on the bike path is breaking and cracking because the clay <br /> soil unde the path is expansive, which means it expands when it gets wet and <br /> <br /> i <br /> contracts as it dries. The city is exploring several construction techniques <br /> to help s abilize the soil. For this section, Wildish plans to remove the <br /> broken asphalt, replace it with a new rack base, then resurfaced it with <br /> <br /> i <br /> asphalt oncrete. <br /> i <br /> The bike path will be completely closed during the work, and bicyclists <br /> will be etoured to 12th Avenue. Detour signs will be posted at several <br /> places along the bike path. <br /> Som sections of guard rail also will be removed during the project but <br /> will be eplaced when the construction is completed. <br /> The $51,147 project is funded through the city's bike path preservation <br /> program. <br /> ~i 4t <br /> <br />