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i i~ ~ r~.r~~ ~ i~ ~i ~i~ ?i~~ Sri' / L~~s ~ ~L LEI ~ September 12, 1996 Public Works Administration City of Eugene CONTACT: Tom Larsen, Project Manager, 984-8450 858 Pearl Street Eugene, OR 97401 From Public Information Section, 687-5523 (503) 687-5262 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPEN HOUSE EXPLAINS FERRY STREET BRIDGE PRESERVATION PROJECT Information about a major, multi-year project to preserve and enhance the Ferry Street Bridge and its transportation corridor will be on view at the Eugene Celebration. Photos, drawings, maps, and other information materials will be displayed at 862 Olive Street, next to the Book Mark bookstore. Open house hours are Friday, September 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, September 21, from 1 to 7 p.m., and Sunday, September 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. The City of Eugene has hired a consultant and started design work for the multi-phase project. Construction work scheduled to begin next year includes strengthening the existing Ferry Street Bridge to make it more able to withstand earthquakes and making safety improvements for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians in the heavily traveled corridor between downtown Eugene and the rapidly growing area north of the Willamette River. The preservation and enhancement project will not add any new lanes to the Ferry Street Bridge. Total cost of the project currently is estimated to be approximately $30 million, with 80 percent of the funding coming from the federal government and the remainder from Lane County and City of Eugene transportation funds. A highlight of the first phase of the project will be the construction of a new bicycle- pedestrian bridge just south of the Ferry Street Bridge. Drawings of several design options will be on display at the open house, and forms will be available for comments from the public. 'I For more information about the open house, call the Ferry Street Bridge corridor preservation and enhancement project office at 984-8449.