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r <br /> i C <br /> ~~¦r~ ~ r7¦r7/. NI <br /> ~ July 30, 1998 <br /> CONTACT: Kathy Eva, Public Information Specialist, 682-2739 <br /> III From Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ~I <br /> NEW SECTION OF EAST BANK TRAIL TO BE DEDICATED AUGUST 4 <br /> Anew and important link to the riverfront bicycle and pedestrian system, providing much <br /> II needed access to rapidly growing neighborhoods in northeast Eugene, will be dedicated Tuesday, <br /> ~i August 4, at 1 p.m. Mayor Torrey and guest speakers will celebrate the completion of a 1-mile- <br /> long section of the East Bank Trail on a site just east of the Owosso bridge. <br /> A %-mile-long segment of the new trail was publicly constructed last year from the <br /> intersection of Green Acres Road and Delta Highway to the Beltline bridge. Subsequently a''/2- <br /> mile-long segment was privately constructed by the developers of Valley River Village from the <br /> Beltline bridge to the Owosso bicycle-pedestrian bridge. Eighty percent of the $800,000 project <br /> cost for the publicly constructed segment was paid for through a federal transportation grant, <br /> with the balance paid for through funds collected through City transportation systems <br /> till development charges. The privately constructed segment was paid for by SDC credits and will <br /> be maintained by the City. <br /> Following the dedication, there will be an opportunity to bicycle or walk on the new <br /> section of the trail. For more information, contact Kathy Eva at 682-2739. <br /> <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />