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<br /> t <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> JULY 26, 1994 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTAC Paul Anderson, Project Manager, 687-5517 <br /> From Pub is Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR DIATE RELEASE <br /> BIKE PATH BEHIND FAIItGROUNDS TO BE IMPROVED <br /> Th bicycle path between Friendly and Jefferson streets on the south side of the Lane <br /> County F rgrounds is scheduled to be improved in early August. <br /> j Th improvement project, designed by the City of Eugene Public Works Department, <br /> includes i stalling drainage ditches along the bike path, which often floods during winter <br /> rains. Th existing path will be overlaid with four to six inches of new asphalt to improve <br /> the riding urface. <br /> Eu ene Sand & Gravel has been awarded a $32,600 contract to do the drainage and <br /> I <br /> paving wo k. The project is funded through the City's general capital budget. Under state <br /> i <br /> j law, gas funds are not eligible for off-street bike path projects. <br /> W k is scheduled to begin July 28 and be completed by the time the Lane County <br /> i <br /> Fair starts on August 16. While the path is being paved, cyclists will be detoured through the <br /> graveled p king lot on the north side of the bike path. <br /> <br />