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~ ~i i ri iii i~.ii <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> AUGUST 25, 1995 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: Gary Ludeke, Traffic Engineer, 687-5237 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IATE RELEASE <br /> NE SIGNS, CROSSWALKS IMPROVE BACK-TO-SCHOOL SAFETY <br /> A ne ,four-way stop and two new crosswalks will be installed the week of August <br /> 28 on Willa enzie Road in the area of Sheldon High School to improve the safety of students <br /> i and other pe estrians. <br /> The cent development of the retail area across the street from the high school has <br /> raised conce among school officials and parents that students will cross Willakenzie Road <br /> to visit the r tail shops during their lunch period and after school. Many students already <br /> cross Will nzie to eat at the fast food restaurants at the east end of the center. A large <br /> number of s dents and parents also use the main school driveway to drive to and from the <br /> I <br /> school par ' g lot and the Sheldon Community Center. <br /> In re ponce to these concerns and to lessen potential conflicts due to the additional <br /> I <br /> traffic gene ted by the retail center, the City's Public Works Transportation Division will <br /> install four- ay stop signs where Willakenzie intersects the main school driveway and the <br /> <br /> j driveway to the new Bi-Mart store. All traffic on Willakenzie, as well as all traffic exiting <br /> <br /> I <br /> the two dri ways, will be required to come to a complete stop before proceeding through <br /> the intersec 'on. <br /> i <br /> (more) <br /> <br />