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iii ~ - /i':~i i-# i July 24, 199 CONTACT: Bud DeSantis, Project Manager, 682-5560 From Public nformation Section, 682-5523 FOR IlVIIVIE IATE RELEASE JOR STREET PROJECT STARTS MONDAY ON EAST 24TH AVENUE Cons ction is scheduled to begin Monday, July 28, on a $1.5 million project to reconstruct 24th Avenue betty en Hilyard and Agate streets. The ork, being done by Wildish Construction Co. for the City of Eugene, includes removing the badly det riorated street surface, replacing aged wastewater and stormwater lines, repairing curbs and gutters as ne ssary, upgrading sidewalk ramps at intersections, and repaving the reconstructed street. Work is sche uled to be completed by late fall. d The roject was selected based on a rating system that considers the amount of paving I deterioration nd traffic volume. Another factor in this project was the opportunity to address significant subsurface ne ds white the street was torn up for paving repairs. Funding for the project will come from City road, w tewater, and stormwater funds. Begi ning Monday and continuing for the next several months, 24th Avenue will be closed to through traffi between Hilyard and Agate. Work will start on the Hilyard end, and for at least a week traffic on Hil and will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the 24th Avenue intersection and left turns will not be allowed from Hilyard at 24th Avenue. Local access to homes and businesses on 24th Avenue will be maintained. However, through traffic, includ ng motorists and bicyclists, will need to use alternate routes. Bus riders in the area can call the Lane Tran it District at 677-5555 for more information on how LTD routes and schedules may be affected by c struction. For current information on road construction projects in the Eugene area, call the City of Eu ene traffic relief hotline at 984-8484. Public Works • Admin' tration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl .Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826