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i ~ i _ ~ <br /> ,July 9, 1997 <br /> CONTACT: teve Gallup, Project Manager, 682-5560 <br /> iane Bishop, Bicycle Coordinator, 682-5218 <br /> ' From Public In ormation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> WORK B GINS ON EAST BANK BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN TRAIL EXTENSION <br /> Const ction is scheduled to begin this week on a project to extend the bicycle and <br /> pedestrian pa along the east bank of the Willamette River from the Owosso Bicycle Bridge to <br /> the intersectio of Delta Highway and Greenacres Road. <br /> The ext nsion of the East Bank Trail includes a publicly constructed segment from <br /> 'Greenacres Ro d to Beltline Highway and a privately built section from Beltline to the Owosso <br /> bridge. Both s gments are designed to be 12 feet wide, concrete, and illuminated. <br /> ' The pu licly constructed segment is estimated to cost approximately $800,000. A federal <br /> transportation rant will pay for 80 percent of the project costs, and funds collected through City <br /> transportation ystems development charges will pay the balance. Mowat Construction of <br /> ' Kirkland, Was ington, submitted the low bid to build the Greenacres to Beltline segment. The <br /> company expe is to begin work later this week, with completion scheduled by late October. <br /> The Gr enacres-to-Beltline section is approximately 2,500 feet long and runs parallel to <br /> the Beltline o arnp from the intersection at Greenacres and Delta Highway, spans the DeBrick <br /> Slough with a 85-foot-long bridge designed by OBEC Consulting Engineers of Eugene, and <br /> i <br /> crosses under eltline at the east bank of the Willamette River. Motorists using the onramp to <br /> westbound Bel line may encounter occasional brief delays due to construction. <br /> (more) <br /> <br /> Publlic Works • Admini tration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />