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<br /> i <br /> <br /> I~~ <br /> > ~ <br /> ° <br /> _ <br /> August 29, 2007 <br /> <br /> ' CONTACT: Jenifer Willer, Garden Way Path Project Manager, 541-682-5364 <br /> Scott Milovich, Delta Ponds Project Manager, 541-682-6086 <br /> <br /> ~,i From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ~ Duck Fans Can Plan Ahead to Avoid Bike Path Closures <br /> A reminder to University of Oregon football fans planning to attend Saturday's home <br /> opening game at Autzen Stadium: portions of two area bike trails are closed for construction. <br /> As Duck fans flock to the stadium for the 12:30 p.m. kickoff against the Houston Cougars, <br /> they should keep in mind that the East Bank Trail is closed in the Delta Ponds area and the <br /> Garden Way Path will be closed south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Repairs to the North <br /> Bank Trail from Valley River to Club Road are substantially completed, and that path is open. <br /> The East Bank Trail will be closed until early October due to construction to enhance <br /> habitat and recreational opportunities in the Delta Ponds area. People planning to use the East <br /> <br /> ' Bank Trail to get to the stadium (including those coming from LTD's River Road park-and-ride <br /> station) should use the West Bank Path from the Owosso Bridge south and recross the river to <br /> the east side at either the Greenway Bridge (at Valley River Center), the DeFazio Bridge (next to <br /> the Ferry Street Bridge) or the Autzen Footbridge near the stadium. Or, people can detour from <br /> the East Bank Path to Goodpasture Island Road and rejoin the path at Valley River Center. <br /> Travel from the park-and-ride at Valley River Center should not be affected by the path closure. <br /> The Garden Way Path is closed for resurfacing repairs from just north of Martin Luther <br /> <br /> ~ King Jr. Boulevard to the Bardell Avenue connector. People planning to approach the stadium <br /> <br /> I''~ using the North Bank Trail can use Lindley Lane to Bardell Avenue and get back on the bike path <br /> south of Bardell. <br /> <br /> ; <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 />