i <br /> i <br /> NEW, RELEASE <br /> August 3 , 1990 <br /> CONTA T: Tom Larsen, Public Works Department, Project Manager, 341-5886 <br /> From Su Rhyne, Public Information Assistant, 687-5548 <br /> FOR I MEDIATE RELEASE <br /> CENTENNIAL BOULEVARD <br /> FROM COBURG ROAD TO AUTZEN STADIUM <br /> SUBJECT TO TRAFFIC DELAYS <br /> <br /> ~ SEPT. 4 THROUGH SEPT. 7 <br /> ugene Sand and Gravel, under contract to the City of Eugene, Public Works <br /> Departm nt will be paving Centennial Boulevard from Coburg Road to Autzen Stadium beginning <br /> <br /> ~ on Tues ay, September 4. Final paving is scheduled to be completed by Friday, September 7. <br /> hrough traffic will be maintained as much as possible during the construction, however <br /> i <br /> ~ delays o up to thirty minutes may occur. Tom Larsen, from the Public Works Department, <br /> advises otorists to use alternative routes 'rf possible. <br /> 11 four lanes of the Centennial Boulevard project area will be open during the weekend. <br /> i <br /> hase one includes the road resurfacing, removal of a pump station at the intersection of <br /> Centenn' I Boulevard and Club Road, installation of gravity sanitary sewer lines, curb and gutter <br /> <br /> i <br /> installati n, and sidewalks along the north side of Centennial Boulevard. <br /> his final layer of asphalt is the last significant step in the first phase of a two-year project <br /> i <br /> to impro a Centennial Boulevard. The project began last July and phase two will continue next <br /> summer ith similar improvements on Centennial Boulevard from Autzen Stadium to Interstate-5. <br /> Both ph ses of this project are paid through the city's street preservation fund. <br /> <br />