/,IL!'7i~I~J/~Jr~L ~ <br /> 'I 't'!~ ~ I7 ¦ I7/? NI <br /> S~' tember 16 1998 <br /> P <br /> C QNTACT: Carol Brewster, Eugene Celebration, 681-4108 <br /> I <br /> Fr m Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> F i R IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> DOWNTOWN STREETS CLOSED FOR EUGENE CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES <br /> A number of downtown streets will be closed over the weekend to accommodate Eugene <br /> Celebration festivities. The Eugene Public Works Department has approved the following closures: <br /> Street Closure Information <br /> S I Avenue (Oak to Pearl and eastbound from closed 6 a.m. Friday, September 18, to 9 p.m. <br /> illamette to Oak) Sunday, September 20 <br /> 8~' Avenue (Oak to Olive) closed 5:45 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday; exit from <br /> Parcade parking structure will remain open <br /> B~ oadway (west from Oak to Broadway no access to West Park or South Park <br /> P ~aza) <br /> Willamette Street (8~' to 10~' avenues) closed 6 a.m. Thursday to 7 p.m. Sunday <br /> V~~illamette Street (7"' to 8''' avenues) closed 5:45 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Sunday <br /> Ollive Street (8~' to 10`'' avenues closed 5:45 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday <br /> O~ive Street (northbound lane from 10~' to restricted to local traffic (businesses and buses) only <br /> 1 avenues) from 5:45 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday <br /> O~k Street (5``' to 6"' avenues) closed 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday <br /> 1(~"' Avenue (Charnelton to Oak) restricted to buses only 5 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. <br /> Sunday <br /> 6`'" and 7~' avenues (Willamette Street pedestrian diverters in place to prevent mid-block <br /> inkersection crossings from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday and <br /> Saturday <br /> (more) <br /> <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 . <br /> <br />