~ / i J ~l~~ ~/i 1 /i JI/Te~1i <br /> II/I~"~///////`~~/ <br /> 'I1/~~/1/7/1/7/./mil <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> DECEMB R 6, 1995 _ (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTAC :John Emmons, Transportation System Supervisor, 687-5218 <br /> From Pu lic Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IM EDIATE RELEASE <br /> SIGNAL T HIGHWAY 99 AND AIRPORT ROAD ACTIVATED THURSDAY <br /> A n w traffic signal at the intersection of Highway 99N and Airport <br /> Road will e activated Thursday morning. <br /> The signal provides a protected (green arrow) left turn from Highway <br /> 99N onto Airport Road and also controls traffic onto Highway 99 from <br /> Airport R ad and the private road on the east side of the highway. An <br /> illuminat d sign identifying Airport Road will be placed on the signal post, <br /> making ort access more visible to motorists on Highway 99. <br /> Inst fled by the State of Oregon and maintained by the City of Eugene, <br /> the signa will allow safer and better access to the Eugene Airport from <br /> Highway 9N, which is five lanes wide with a 55 mph speed limit at the <br /> <br /> Airport R ad intersection. <br /> <br />