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i ~ ~ / /i J /!l~~~ ~/i 1 /i 1''/ T Ali I r/ ~I ~ ~ t~"~~ ~ ~ ~L Lam"` ~ Public Works JULY 6, 1995 Administration City of Eugene CONTACT: rry Lindley, Oregon Department of Transportation, 686-7610 858 Pearl Street From Public Inf rmation Section, 687-5523 Eugene, OR 97401 (503} 687-5262 FOR IlVIl1~D TE RELEASE FINAL PAVING WORK SCHEDULED ON HIGHWAY 99 The f phase of the paving work on Highway 99 between Roosevelt Boulevard and Barger Drive is scheduled to begin this week, weather permitting. The work will take approximately ne week to complete. During paving, traffic will be diverted into temporary lanes. Access rom the highway to adjacent streets and driveways will be temporarily restricted. Based schedule information from Wildish Construction, on Friday evening workers will prepare th north and south ends of the paving area by grinding off the top several inches of existing pavin . Beginning Monday evening, July 10, weather permitting, a final, three-inch- thick layer of sphaltic concrete will be applied to the travel lanes and shoulders. The paving ' operation is a ected to take five to six days to complete. At leas one lane in each direction will be open during paving. Most of the paving work will be done tween 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Signs will be posted warning motorists of lane closures i and detours. otorists should use caution in the construction area, particularly when lane detours aze in effect and flaggers and construction workers are present. Motorists are encouraged to use Beltlin Road or the Northwest Expressway to avoid the work on Highway 99. Once aving is completed, all five lanes of the reconstructed highway generally will be reopened to affic. Occasional lane closures will be in effect for several weeks to allow striping, signal install ion, landscaping, and clean-up work. To ce ebrate the reopening of Highway 99, area merchants have planned a celebration in early August Aribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled August 4. I