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1r <br /> <br /> 1~ JULY 15, 994 (REVISED CONTACT' NUMBER) Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> CONTA Mike Boggs, Airport Manager, 687-5430 858 Pearl Street <br /> From Publi Information Section, 687-5523 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE (503) 687-5262 <br /> i <br /> AIRPORT RUNWAY PAVING PREPARATION TO BEGIN JULY 18 <br /> Pre aration for the paving of the main runway at Eugene Airport is scheduled to begin <br /> Monday, J ly 18. The actual paving will be done in August and September. <br /> Wil ish Construction has been awarded a $1.9 million contract to repave the runway. <br /> The Feder Aviation Authority is providing 90 percent of the funding for the project, with <br /> the Eugene Airport supplying the remaining 10 percent. <br /> Co struction has been scheduled to work around airline flight schedules so there will <br /> I' ion of commercial airline service. During July, workers will remove the lighting <br /> be no disc pt <br /> system co ponents in the runway area and mobilize equipment for the main paving work. <br /> The runwa will be open from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. during the preparatory work. <br /> Pa ing construction is scheduled to begin August 1. The work includes removing and <br /> replacing t e top two inches of the existing asphalt surface, which is deteriorating and leaving <br /> loose grav 1 on the runway surface. During this phase of construction, the runway will be <br /> open from 5:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. <br /> Th next step is applying a new top layer of dense asphalt mix. This work will be <br /> done in S tember, and will require closing the runway for five days. The final step is <br /> grooving t e new surface to increase friction and provide better drainage. The runway will be <br /> open from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. during the final phase of construction. <br /> # # # <br /> <br />