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_ ~ i i ~ ~~r~~ ~i~ ~ i~ ~i 7~~~ I i SEPTEMBER 27, 1993 Public Works Administration City of Eugene CONTACZ~': Dave Reinhard, Transportation Engineer, 687-5218 858 Pearl Street From Public Information Section, 687-5523 Eugene, OR 97401 (503} 687-5262 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FERRY STREET BRIDGE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE i i On Wednesday, September 29, 1993, the City of Eugene is hosting a public open house to discuss the Ferry Street Bridge Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Citizens are invited to drop-in between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the Eugene Hilton Conference Center, O'Neill Room. Staff will be available to answer questions and discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The Environmental Impact Statement evaluates a No-Build and three Build alternatives. One of the build alternatives proposes a new Ferry Street Bridge expanded to eight lanes, while the other two build alternatives each include a new Ferry Street Bridge expanded to six lanes, plus a new; corridor to relieve congestion in the present comdor. In one of the alternatives, the new corridor is proposed as a two-lane roadway, dedicated to alternate mode use only, while in the other, the roadway would be a four-lane facility. Certain aspects of this project are expected to generate controversy, they include: rerouting oaf some through traffic in several areas; possible closure of driveways currently being used by businesses along Coburg Road south of I-105, the reduction of driveway widths, or restrictionsl' of left turns on Franklin and Broadway due to added medians; right-of--way acquisition along some property frontages that could affect parking, landscaping and advertising; I the potential impact on Alton Baker Park; and the issue of how best to accommodate anticipated i ~ demand between automobile capacity and transit and other alternate modes. j