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i Public Works Administration MAY 1 R, 19i City of Eugene 858 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401 CONTACT: Bob Staley, Project Manager, G87-ii 17 (503) 687-5262 From Public Information Section, CR7-ji23 FOR I111ME IATE RELEASE S CT[ON OF SOUTH ~'~~ILLA~IETTE TO I3E RESURFACED THIS SUl~1MER The idly deteriorated section of \~?illamcttc Strcct between 19th Avcnuc and 24th Place will be resurface this year in an effort to preserve the existing investment in the road structure. improvcmcn s in response to other transportation ncccls on this hca~ ilv U•avclcd arterial will occur after the common tv has updated TransPlan, a process that ill take several years to complctc. Bids for the resurfacing project arc scheduled to be opened later this month. Construction is expected to egin in July and take about a month to complctc. In I 94, the Eugene Public Works Department idcntilicd the five-block section of Willamette Strcct and th block on 2~th Avcnuc between \\~illamcttc and Oak streets as a high priority area for repair work nder the City's street and alley preservation program. The icw overlay will help preserve the road bed and provide a smooth driving surface. The top two inch s of the existing pavement will be rcmo~cd, and a nc~~ top layer of paving will be applied. Th resurfacing job is estimated to cost approximately $3>U,t)Otl and will be paid for through ~ the City's str ct prescn~alion fund. ' Alth ugh the resurfacing project won't change the width or design of the existing traffic lanes, i the overlay esign will be compatible with future options, such as street widening for bicycle lanes i ~ and addition I capacity at intersections. Those and other options will be evaluated in the update of TransPlan. 1 ~ addition, the pro-ject approach will be consistent with the department's "green constn~ction" techniques. This will be accomplished h~ say ing as much of the road bed as possible rather than fz Ilv removing the substructure.