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<br /> K <br /> / /I I~~~ <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> JULY 15, 994 City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> CONTA Bud DeSantis, Project Manager, 687-5230 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMM D IATE RELEAS E <br /> AMAZON CREEK BANKS TO BE RESTORED <br /> Wo k will begin Monday, Juiy 18, to stabilize the banks of Amazon Creek between <br /> Bailey Hill Road and Buck Street. <br /> Th bank stabitizatron project is designed to restore and protect the sides of the creek, <br /> which hav been undercut due to erosion of the creek bed. When portions of the bank <br /> collapse in o the creek, it causes blockages in the channel and also produces large amounts of <br /> silt which ash downstream. Funding for the $170,000 contract comes from City stormwater <br /> funds bud eted for channel maintenance. <br /> Ce terline Construction has been awarded the contract to place rock in the bottom of <br /> the creek t prevent further erosion and shore up sections of the bank that have sloughed off <br /> and washe away over time. An old bend in the creek in the area of Bailey Hill Road will be <br /> recompact d to prevent the creek from undercutting the bank as it meanders toward Fern <br /> Ridge. W llows will be planted to stabilize the banks and reduce future erosion. The project <br /> is expecte to take about a month to complete. <br /> Du ing construction, cyclists and pedestrians using the bike path on the north side of <br /> the creek ~11 be directed through a parking lot to bypass construction just east of Bailey Hill. <br /> <br />