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I <br /> i ~ ~ ~ <br /> ~ i <br /> une 20, 1997 <br /> CONTACT: C rl Kliever, Lane County Public Works, 682-6901 <br /> From Public In ormation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED TE RELEASE <br /> I <br /> RAFFIC DELAYS TO CONTINUE ON WEST 13TH AVENUE <br /> I <br /> Traffic elays will continue on West 13th Avenue as the street and fairgrounds construction <br /> project enters i next phase. <br /> ~ Beginn ng Monday, June 23, at 7 a.m., crews from Delta Sand & Gravel will grind off the <br /> top layer of pa ement on West 13th between Monroe and Washington streets. One lane will be kept ' <br /> open for throu h traffic, but lane configurations will shift as the grinding work, called rotomilling, <br /> progresses. S thbound traffic on Jefferson Street won't be able to make the "dogleg" turn at 13th <br /> i and will need t use Washington Street or other routes to continue south of 13th Avenue. <br /> Northbound tr ffic on Jefferson will also encounter delays at 13th but will be allowed to make the <br /> turns to contin a north on Washington Street. <br /> I <br /> The ro omilling work is expected to take less than a day to complete. When the rotomilling <br /> is completed, rough traffic will be shifted to the lane on the south side of West 13th Avenue and <br /> the lane on th north side will be closed for additional construction work. <br /> Thew rk being done on West 13th Avenue between Monroe and Washington streets is a <br /> cooperative p ject by Lane County, the Lane County Fair Board, and the City of Eugene to improve <br /> i <br /> access to the ane County Fairgrounds and repair deteriorated sections of paving and sidewalk on <br /> i <br /> West 13th. <br /> For c ent information on construction projects in the Eugene area, call the City's traffic <br /> <br /> t~,j. relief hotline t 984-8484. <br /> Public Works • Admi istration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />