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~ / / I I. /l.r~ ~/i 1 /i?1~/ T.l~1i <br /> ¦~~ii ~ ~~i <br /> i~i~i <br /> > <br /> ~_!r <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> JULY 15, 1994 City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> CONTACT Bob Staley, Project Manager, 687-SSI7 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR ?MM DIATE RELEASE <br /> WILLAMETTE STREET REPAIRS DELAYED <br /> Maj r repairs to Willamette Street south of 18th Avenue have been delayed while <br /> options for improving the street are studied. <br /> Las year the Eugene Public Works Department identified Willamette Street from 20th <br /> Avenue to 4th Place and 20th Avenue between Willamette and Oak streets as a high priority <br /> area for ov clay work under the City's street and alley preservation program. However, field <br /> testing don during the initial design process revealed that the road bed is deteriorated to the <br /> point that econstruction of the street is required rather than just surface overlay work. <br /> <br /> i <br /> R onstruction of the street presents a number of options to address existing <br /> operationa problems, such as improving drainageways, upgrading underground utilities, and <br /> installing nstreet bike lanes, which is a City Council goal in the recently updated Bike <br /> Master PI , . Additionally, the scope of the project is being evaluated for possible inclusion <br /> of the two block section of Willamette between 18th and 20th avenues. The community will <br /> have oppo tunities to be involved in selecting preferred options. <br /> <br />