Traffic Changes Coming as Street Work Continues in New Courthouse District

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Wpril 9, 2008 CONTACT: oe Ramirez, Project Manager, 541-682-5228 IFrom Public Inf rmation Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 FOR IMMEDIA E RELEASE ';(Note to edito :Printed or electronic map available. Contact eric.riones(a~ci,eu_pene.or.usl Traffic C anges Coming As Street Work Continues in New Courthouse District Major tr ffic changes to Highway 99W traffic between East 11 `h Avenue and High Street will occur over the ext several weeks as work continues on the second phase of street improvements in the new downt wn courthouse district. On Mo day, April 14, crews are scheduled to temporarily close the section of Mill Street just ,'past the northb and onramp to the Ferry Street viaduct. All westbound traffic will be required to detour on Broa way. Through traffic can use High Street to reach Sixth Avenue. The temporary ;closure will all the contractor to construct the improvements on Mill Street on the west side of the federal courth use. Access to the viaduct is expected to be open at all times. Anothe big change coming in late April will be the rerouting of westbound traffic along a new section of Hily rd Street between Broadway and High. The new route parallels the railroad tracks on the north side f the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse and connects to Sixth Avenue at High Street. Motoris s traveling over the Ferry Street Bridge will use the Broadway-Mill viaduct route as they have in th past. People traveling to the downtown area can either remain on Broadway or use ~ the new route o access the north end of downtown. j The ch nges are designed to reduce traffic volumes at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and J Mill Street to a low a signalized intersection and pedestrian crossing. During the Olympic Trials, from late June to early July, all streets in the courthouse area will i be fully operat onal, and no construction delays are anticipated. Once the Olympic Trials are over, the contractor ill resume work, focusing on signalizing the intersection of Eighth Avenue at Mill Street to impr ve the connection between downtown and the courthouse district and paving the existing sectio s of Highway 99 between East 11~' and Sixth avenues. Construction is expected to be completed in f II 2008. The $ million courthouse area transportation improvement project is a cooperative effort involving the ity of Eugene and the Oregon Department of Transportation, with funding coming from Lane County, he federal government and the City of Eugene. Wildish Construction Co. of Eugene is the general c ntractor. Trafficupdates are provided at www.eugene-or.gov/traffic and on the metro roadwork hotline, 984-8484. Mare information is available at www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects. i Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw 858 Pearl St eet, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or,us