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i i i _ i <br /> December 30, 998 <br /> CONTACT: Gary McNeel, Traffic Operations Supervisor, 682-8451 <br /> eff Lankston, Maintenance Director AIC, 682-4800 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> LOAD LIMI CUT TO 5 TONS ON WEST 18TH BRIDGE ACROSS WILLOW CREEK <br /> Effecti e immediately, the load limit has been lowered to five tons on a short bridge on <br /> West 18`" Ave e west of Bertelesen Road. <br /> The Or gon Department of Transportation ordered the lower limit after an inspection <br /> found signific t deterioration in the 40-foot-long structure that crosses Willow Creek on West <br /> 18`" Avenue. B th ends of the bridge will be posted with notices that the maximum gross load is <br /> five tons, and a vance notices will be placed on West 18`" Avenue as well. Heavy trucks and <br /> arm vehicles c detour around the bridge using Bertelesen Road, West 11 `h Avenue, and <br /> illow Creek oad. <br /> Plans ca 1 for the 37-year-old bridge to be replaced when the City reconstructs West 18`h <br /> venue from B rtelesen to Willow Creek Road. That work tentatively is scheduled for 1999. <br /> average of a out 3,100 daily trips were recorded on West 18`h Avenue in the vicinity of the <br /> ridge in 1997, nd the state projects the average daily trips will increase to more than 4,800 in <br /> he future as development continues in the west Eugene area. <br /> <br /> Publi~C Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />