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~ctober 7, 1998 <br /> ~ONTACT: Teri Higgins, Project Manager, 682-5560 <br /> from Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> I~OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> TRAFFIC TO BE DETOURED AROUND PRAII2IE ROAD CONSTRUCTION <br /> A two-week project to install underground wastewater pipes in Prairie Road from Irving Road to <br /> l~'ederal Lane is scheduled to begin Monday, October 12. <br /> I~ Motorists in the construction zone are likely to encounter detours, lane closures and significant <br /> delays while the 16-foot-deep wastewater lines are being installed. At times during the project, Prairie <br /> Road will be closed to through traffic between Irving Road and Federal Lane. Northbound traffic on <br /> Prairie Road will be detoured to Northwest Expressway while the closure is in effect, and southbound <br /> traffic on Prairie Road will be directed to turn at Irvington and use Highway 99 or Northwest <br /> >~,xpressway as detour routes. Irving Road will remain open to through traffic, but delays are likely. <br /> 1~,very effort will be made to maintain driveway access to local businesses during construction. <br /> I <br /> The work being done on Prairie Road from Irving to Federal Lane is the final phase of a $1.1 <br /> r~`~illion sewer installation project started in 1997 to extend the wastewater system in .Prairie Road from <br /> ~eltline to Kaiser Avenue. Funding for the project comes primarily from assessments paid by benefiting <br /> ~roperty owners and from City wastewater funds. <br /> I <br /> ~I For up-to-date information about local road projects, call the City of Eugene traffic relief hotline <br /> i~t 984-8484. <br /> II <br /> i <br /> I <br /> <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />