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" ~ t = <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E <br /> AUGUST 6,'' 1993 <br /> CONTACT Louis Kroeck, Project Manager, 465-2692 <br /> From Pu lic Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMM~DIATE RELEASE <br /> I <br /> TRANSIT STATION WORK TO INCLUDE KINCAID CROSSWALKS <br /> Thy construction of new crosswalks on Kincaid Street is scheduled to <br /> begin MOnd~y, August 23. <br /> The c>osswalks, to be installed by Gale M. Roberts Company under <br /> contract tb the City of Eugene, provide access to the new UO South Transit <br /> Station e~ng constructed by Lane Transit District (LTD) on the west side of <br /> Kincaid.i (STD is adding the second transit station because the existing <br /> station t Kincaid and 13th Avenue is overcrowded. <br /> Dur'ng crosswalk construction, Kincaid will be closed to northbound <br /> traffic between 14th and 13th avenues. One lane on Kincaid will remain open <br /> to south~o4nd traffic. The alley in the block between Kincaid and Alder <br /> streets wil'1 be closed to through traffic, and there will be no parking on <br /> II <br /> Kincaid wring construction. Work is scheduled to be completed before <br /> classes e~in at the University of Oregon in late September. <br /> The crosswalk design includes curb ramps and paving materials that will <br /> match th rVew transit station. Cost of constructing the crosswalk is <br /> approxim~t~ly $50,000. <br /> # # # <br /> <br /> i <br /> I <br /> <br />