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<br /> r~ <br /> ~ ~ i .i <br /> June 7, 2007 <br /> CONTACT: Eric Jones, Public Affairs Manager, 541-682-5523 <br /> Matt Rodrigues, Pavement Preservation Program Manager, 541-682-6036 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> 3-PAGE NEWS RELEASE <br /> Another Busy Summer of Road Work Begins in Eugene <br /> ~~I The summer road work season got under way this week in Eugene, with more than $5 <br /> million in paving repairs scheduled to be done on city streets this season. <br /> Crews from Eugene Sand & Gravel, working under contract to the Eugene Public Works <br /> ~ Department, on Monday began repairs on Oakpatch Road from 11t" to 18t" avenues. Under that <br /> same contract, repairs will be made to Monroe Street from 8t" to 13t" avenues and on Chambers <br /> Street from 24t" Avenue to Lorane Highway. <br /> ~,,.i A tdtal of 20.5 lane miles on 10 city streets are scheduled to get new overlays this <br /> summer as part of Eugene's annual pavement preservation program. Additionally, more than <br /> 17 lane mils of residential streets in two areas in southeast Eugene will get slurry seal <br /> ~ r. <br /> ~ treatments this summe <br /> II On overlay projects, spot repairs are made as necessary to the road bed, then the top <br /> layer of asphalt is ground off and a new asphalt surface is constructed. This strengthens the <br /> street and Seals the road surface. On slurry seals, an emulsion of asphalt and sand is applied <br /> to fill small cracks and seal the surface to prevent water from eroding the road bed. <br /> The goal of Eugene's pavement preservation program is to bring Eugene's streets back <br /> into a relatively good condition and prevent streets from falling into such a state of disrepair that <br /> they must be dug up and completely reconstructed. Currently, Eugene has a backlog of <br /> approximately $170 million in needed pavement repairs, including more than $125 million in <br /> i streets that need to be reconstructed. <br /> ~I The principle sources of funding for the 2007 pavement preservation program are local <br /> gas tax revenues, a portion of the fees paid by new development in Eugene, and cone-time <br /> infusion of $1.5 million from the City's general fund. <br /> ~I <br /> I'~, (more) <br /> <br />