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News R ease Willakenzie Signal <br /> Apri128, 1997 <br /> Page 2 <br /> <br /> ~i T e new signal is the latest in a series of safety improvements made on Willakenzie Road <br /> over the p st several years. In 1995, the City installed afour-way stop and pedestrian crossing <br /> I~ <br /> on Willake ie at the intersection with the main driveway to Sheldon High. The following year, <br /> the City de ignated a new crosswalk where the signal is now located. The new crosswalk <br /> featured "c ntinental-style" markings, which are highly visible, wide vertical stripes painted the <br /> full width o the crosswalk. <br /> After the continental-style crossing was installed, parents continued to request a signal or <br /> other traffic ontrol to make the crossing even safer for students, particularly those enrolled in <br /> the Life Skill program at Sheldon. Their request joined the lengthy list of citywide signal needs <br /> competing for limited funding. <br /> I Mayor im Torrey and the Eugene Rotary Club, recognizing the unique safety needs in <br /> this situation, ere able to assist in reducing the project's cost by finding volunteers with the <br /> skill, equipmen ,and experience to do a portion of the work. The new signal benefits the 1,450 <br /> :students at Shel on as well as nearby apartment residents and other pedestrians crossing to and <br /> From the many s ops along Coburg and Willakenzie roads. <br /> 'I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />