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<br /> . ~ <br /> FERRY STREET BRIDGE REPAVING PRESS RELEASE <br /> Page 2 <br /> . August 26, 1993 <br /> The work is planned to be done at night. During the construction <br /> period, cr~ws generally will work from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. in the <br /> southbound ',lanes and from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes. <br /> During thole hours, motorists can expect delays and detours. Traffic will be <br /> limited to two lanes, one in each direction, with crossover lane detours. At <br /> times, off ramps and on-ramps will be closed. The Fourth Avenue on-ramp (by <br /> EWEB) will be closed to through traffic during nighttime construction hours. <br /> Detour notjces and other signs will be posted to keep motorists advised of <br /> current conditions. The contractor has prepared a traffic plan that includes <br /> access for emergency vehicles and the Lane Transit District. <br /> During the daytime, the bridge will be open to four lanes of traffic, <br /> but there will be bumps and rough road conditions. Motorists are advised to <br /> use alterndte routes such as the Washington-Jefferson Bridge during the <br /> constructi n ;period. <br /> The ~ 26,000 repaving project is part of the city's street and alley <br /> preservation :program. The project is designed to address the failure of the <br /> asphalt on~~the bridge, which carries an average of 64,000 vehicle a day <br /> across the Willamette River. Longer-range transportation issues and <br /> alternatives involving the Ferry Street Bridge traffic corridor are being <br /> studied an~ are likely to be the subject of public discussions later this <br /> year. <br /> I <br /> <br />