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ii ~ ~ sir <br /> i <br /> i~ <br /> i <br /> iii <br /> <br /> JULY 11, 1996 <br /> Public Works <br /> CONTACT: Bob Terrel, Project Manager, 687-5560 Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (503j 687-5262 <br /> MORE CLOSURES ON EAST 11TH AS PAVING BEGINS <br /> Portions of East I lth Avenue will be closed to through traffic beginning Friday, July 12, <br /> and continuing for the next week as the paving phase of the street repair project gets under way. <br /> On Friday, the contractor will start removing the top layer of asphalt using a process <br /> called rotomilling. The work will start on the south side of East 11th at Franklin Boulevard and <br /> continue west to Pearl Street. The eastbound lane on East 1 lth between Kincaid and Franklin <br /> Boulevard will be closed on Friday, and intersections on East 11th between Kincaid and Pearl <br /> will be blocked for brief periods while the rotomilling is going on. <br /> Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, July 15, and continuing through the week, East 11th will be <br /> closed to westbound traffic while the street is paved and additional rotomilling work is done. No <br /> turns will be allowed from Franklin onto East 11th. Intersections will be closed temporarily until <br /> the fresh paving has had a chance to cool. Police officers will be on hand to direct traffic. <br /> Meanwhile, sanitary sewer repairs related to the $1 million City project continue on 10th <br /> Avenue. The intersection at High Street and 11th Avenue is scheduled to be reopened this <br /> evening, with a lane open for northbound through traffic on High Street. Tenth Avenue will <br /> remain closed between High and Mill streets for at least the next several days. <br /> For up to date information about City construction projects, call the traffic relief hotline <br /> at 984-8484. <br /> <br />