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.o /a <br /> AApril 21, 2008 <br /> !CONTACT: oe Ramirez, Project Manager, 541-682-5228 <br /> r <br /> ,'From Public Inf rmation Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> 'FOR IMMEDIA E RELEASE <br /> ~~Note to edito s: Printed or electronic map available. Contact eric.r.ionesCa)_ci.eus~ene.or.usl <br /> New ilyard Extension Route Opens Tuesday in New Courthouse District <br /> Anew ute through the downtown courthouse district is scheduled to be open to traffic by <br /> noon Tuesday, April 22. <br /> With th opening of the Hilyard Street extension north of Broadway, westbound motorists on <br /> !Highway 99 wi I bypass the old Mill Street route and connect directly to Sixth Avenue at High Street. <br /> The new route which includes traffic signal changes at Hilyard and Broadway, is designed to reduce <br /> <br /> ice„ traffic volumes at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Mill Street and improve access to and from <br /> the new Wayn Morse Federal Courthouse. <br /> Motori s traveling over the Ferry Street Bridge will use the Broadway-Mill viaduct route as <br /> they have in t past. People traveling to the downtown area can either remain on Broadway or use <br /> the new route o access the north end of downtown. <br /> Mean hile, the section of Mill Street just past the northbound onramp to the Ferry Street <br /> viaduct remai s temporarily closed. Westbound through traffic is encouraged to use the new bypass <br /> route to avoid etours onto Broadway. Access to the viaduct is expected to be open at all times. <br /> The $ million courthouse area transportation improvement project is a cooperative effort <br /> involving the ity of Eugene and the Oregon Department of Transportation, with funding coming from <br /> Lane County, he federal government and the City of Eugene. Wildish Construction Co. of Eugene is <br /> the general c ntractor. <br /> Traffic updates are provided at www.eugene-or.gov/traffic and on the metro roadwork hotline, <br /> 984-8484. M re information is available at www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects. <br /> i <br /> Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> 858 Peari St~eet, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mall pwadmin@cl.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />