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1 <br /> June 18, 2007 <br /> I, CONTACT: Matt Rodrigues, Pavement Preservation Program Manager, 541-682-6036 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Paving Repairs Will Require Closing Willagillespie Road for Two Nights <br /> I <br /> Paving repair is shifting into high gear in Eugene, with work on three streets well under <br /> I,I way in southwest Eugene and construction detours and closures scheduled to begin later this <br /> i <br /> week in north Eugene. <br /> Construction will start Wednesday on Willagillespie Road, and Willagillespie Road will be <br /> closed from Clinton Drive to Country Club Road from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Friday, June 22, and <br /> Monday, June 25, so the contractor can repave the section between the Delta Highway offramp <br /> <br /> ~Irrr''~ and Valley River Drive. <br /> Meanwhile, work on Norkenzie and Gilham roads will start next week. Norkenzie <br /> tentatively is scheduled to be closed to through traffic at Beltline for three days beginning Monday, <br /> June 25. <br /> i <br /> In southwest Eugene, most of the paving has been completed on Oakpatch Road between <br /> II 11t" and 18t" avenues, with striping and clean-up work scheduled this week. Daytime paving is <br /> occurring on Chambers Street from 24th Avenue to Lorane Highway this week, and crews are <br /> ~I also finishing paving on Monroe Street from Eighth to 13t" avenues. <br /> i This summer, Eugene has scheduled approximately $5 million in paving overlays on 10 <br /> major streets in the city plus slurry seals on two dozen residential streets. <br /> Updates on local street repairs are provided on the City of Eugene traffic relief web site, <br /> www.eugene-or.gov/traffic and on the metro roadwork hotline, 541-984-8484. <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 />