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<br /> ~ ~ ~ <br /> ~ I r~~i ~ ~ rI! I ~/7 I"~i 7 <br /> ~1~~ ~L~~S~~/~~L~/L~J~ <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> JULY 1, 19 4 <br /> CONTACT Tom Larsen, Project Manager, 341-5886 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMM DIATE RELEASE <br /> FRANKLIN BOULEVARD CONSTRUCTION SET TO START <br /> Con ruction will begin in early July on a $2.3 million project to rehabilitate the <br /> existing san tary sewer system in Franklin Boulevard and repave the road from High Street to <br /> Walnut Stre t. <br /> Wil ish Construction has been awarded the contract for the project, which includes <br /> replacing th aged and deteriorated sanitary trunk sewer in Franklin Boulevard from Kincaid <br /> to Walnut d repaving the highway from approximately 400 feet east of Walnut to High <br /> Street, incl ding Broadway and the approaches to Sixth and Seventh avenues. Sidewalk <br /> access ram s will be constructed at many of the intersections in the project area, and new <br /> traffic sign detection loops will be installed in conjunction with the paving work. The city's <br /> sanitary se er fund will pay for the sewer work. State highway preservation funds will be <br /> used for th paving portion of the contract. The contract is being administered by the City of <br /> Eugene Pu lic Works Department. <br /> (more) <br /> <br />