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<br /> i <br /> . <br /> January 18,!,2008 <br /> CONTACT:I~ Joe Ramirez, Project Manager, 541-682-5228 <br /> From Public, Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Lane closure Begins Monday as Courthouse Transportation Work Resume <br /> One',of two traffic lanes on Sixth Avenue just east of High Street is scheduled to be closed <br /> for several vjreeks beginning Monday, Jan. 21. <br /> <br /> ~ The closure will affect westbound traffic on Highway 99 where the roadway goes under the <br /> <br /> I <br /> <br /> j Ferry StreetllBridge viaduct before connecting to Sixth Avenue at High Street. Crews from Wildish <br /> Construction, working under contract with the Oregon Department of Transportation and the City <br /> of Eugene, gill excavate about 250 feet of the southerly traffic lane, install curb, gutter, sidewalks <br /> and new dri~Veway ramps, and then construct a new asphalt road bed. <br /> The yvork is expected to take about three weeks to complete, weather permitting. <br /> To arroid delays in the construction area, motorists westbound on Highway 99 are <br /> encouraged'to use alternate routes, such as Broadway to High Street, reconnecting to Highway <br /> <br /> ~I 99 at Sixth ajnd High. <br /> The ~rork is part of a $4 million project to improve transportation facilities in the new <br /> federal courthouse district. When completed late in 2008, the new transportation system will route <br /> westbound trough traffic on Highway 99 along an extension of Hilyard Street next to the railroad <br /> ~ tracks to a direct connection with Sixth Avenue at High Street. <br /> ~ Else~rhere in the project area, the bike path connection between the South Bank Trail and <br /> Hilyard Strut (including the railroad crossing at the east end of Eighth Avenue) is now open. <br /> Signs direct Cyclists and pedestrians to the new connection. <br /> For updates on this and other area construction projects, call the Metro Roadwork Hotline <br /> at 984-8484, or on the web at www.eupene-or.pov/traffic. <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 /> i <br /> <br />