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JoN <br /> ~ ® ~ ~ <br /> August 13, 1999 <br /> i <br /> CONTACT: Bu DeSantis, 682-5560 <br /> F'om Public Info mation Section, 682-5523 <br /> F~DR IMMEDI E RELEASE <br /> i <br /> I <br /> CONSTRUC ION SLATED TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK ON WEST 11TH WIDENING <br /> Work is s heduled to begin next week on a $2.3 million project to widen and improve <br /> Vest 11`'' Avenu from Danebo Avenue to Terry Street. Completion is anticipated this <br /> c nstruction seas n, weather permitting. <br /> Delta San & Gravel was awarded the City of Eugene contract to widen the existing two- <br /> 1 e section of st 11`h to a four-lane highway with a center median and protected turn pockets. <br /> The job also incl des building sidewalks along both sides of the highway, planting trees and <br /> other landscapin along the right-of--way and in the center median areas, and installing a new <br /> t~affic signal at t e intersection of West 11 `h and Terry Street to serve the growing industrial area <br /> n rth of the high ay. <br /> At least o e travel lane in each direction will be kept open during construction. Motorists <br /> s ould be on the ookout for flaggers and reduced speeds in the work area, and the use of <br /> a ternate routes i recommended. However, keep in mind that nighttime paving work is being <br /> ne on Beltline oad between Highway 99 and I-5 and that West 18`h Avenue is closed for <br /> c nstruction bet een Willow Creek and Bertelsen roads. <br /> For up-to date reports on area road construction, call the City of Eugene traffic relief <br /> hotline at 984-84 4, or visit the City's web site at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. <br /> <br /> ~i <br /> P btic Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 687-5262 • FAX: (541) 683-6826. www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />