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<br /> ~ ~I <br /> SEPTEMBER 27, 1993 <br /> CONTAC ~ave Reinhard, Transportation Engineer, 687-5218 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMM I?IATE RELEASE <br /> II FERRY STREET BRIDGE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE <br /> On ednesday, September 29, 1993, the City of Eugene is hosting a public open house <br /> to discuss tie Ferry Street Bridge Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Citizens are invited <br /> to drop-in I~etween 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. at the Eugene Hilton Conference Center, O'Neill Room. <br /> Staff will b~ available to answer questions and discuss the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. <br /> The',Environmental Impact Statement evaluates a No-Build and three Build alternatives. <br /> One of the build alternatives proposes a new Ferry Street Bridge expanded to eight lanes, while <br /> the other tv~Vo build alternatives each include a new Ferry Street Bridge expanded to six lanes, <br /> plus a new corridor to relieve congestion in the present corridor. In one of the alternatives, the <br /> new corrid is proposed as a two-lane roadway, dedicated to alternate mode use only, while in <br /> the other, t e roadway would be a four-lane facility. <br /> Cert~in aspects of this project are expected to generate controversy, they include: <br /> rerouting o~' some through traffic in several areas; possible closure of driveways currently being <br /> used by bu finesses along Coburg Road south of I-105, the reduction of driveway widths, or <br /> restrictions of left turns on Franklin and Broadway due to added medians; right-of--way <br /> acquisition lotlg some property frontages that could affect parking, landscaping and advertising; <br /> the potentia impact on Alton Baker Park; and the issue of how best to accommodate anticipated <br /> demand between automobile capacity and transit and other alternate modes. <br /> <br />