May 2, 2008 <br /> CONTACT: Chuck Mueller, Project Manager, 541-682-5295 <br /> From Public nformation Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMME ATE RELEASE <br /> Villa Street to be Closed Beginning Monday for Concrete Road Repairs <br /> Villar Street will be closed to through traffic in the vicinity of 15th Avenue for the next <br /> several wee s as the street is repaired. <br /> Delta Sand and Gravel, working under contract with the Eugene Public Works Department, <br /> will start wor on Monday, May 5, to replace concrete panels on about 300 feet of Villard Street <br /> north of Eas 15th Avenue. Villard will be closed to through traffic during excavation and will remain <br /> closed until a new concrete street has fully cured. The contractor's schedule calls for about three <br /> weeks worth of work, depending on weather and subsurface conditions. <br /> Moto fists can use nearby local streets to detour around the work zone. Funding for the <br /> street repair project is coming from Eugene's road fund, including revenues from the City's local <br /> gas tax. <br /> For ore information about road repairs in the Eugene area, call the Metro Roadwork <br /> Hotline at 9 4-8484, or on the web at www.eugene-or.gov/traffic. <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br /> ~ <br /> i <br /> Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />