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<br /> P <br /> r~ ~n a er <br /> e <br /> ovember 29, 2'006 <br /> ONTACTS: AI1icMelle Cahill, Principal Engineer, Public-Works Engineering, 541-682-6855 <br /> Ilan;, Laurence, Community Development Planner, Planning & Development, 541-682-5340 <br /> Jbe'Ramirez, Project Manager, Public Works Engineering, 541-682-5228 <br /> ~'om Larsen, Traffic Engineer, Public Works Transportation, 541-682-4959 <br /> Jan Bohman, Communications Director, City Manager's Office, 541-682-5587 <br /> From Public Inf r ation Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIA E~2ELEASE <br /> Transportjatipn Projects, Planning Work Weave Courthouse District into Downtown Vision <br /> The nev~ W,layne Morse Federal Courthouse is the centerpiece of a major effort to revitalize the <br /> i <br /> east end of dov~ntdwn Eugene. Included in the effort are the construction of roads and other infrastructure <br /> and a planning process that envisions a vibrant tapestry of public and private development, restaurants <br /> and entertainm~nt,venues, residential facilities, and open spaces. The realization of the new Courthouse <br /> District wiN be ~ major step in reinforcing the connection between the heart of downtown and the <br /> Willamette Riv rfrpnt. <br /> Transp rta~ion improvements are key to the successful development of the Courthouse District. <br /> The ultimate g alb of the transportation improvements are to: <br /> • Decrea a ijhe large volume of west-bound traffic that currently flows along Highway 99/Broadway/ <br /> Mill Str et.i~ <br /> • Improv the connections between the Courthouse District and the rest of the downtown area. <br /> • Greatly en~ance the redevelopment potential of the property within the Courthouse District. <br /> This ye r, ~he City of Eugene and its contractor, Eugene Sand & Gravel, completed the first phase <br /> of roadwork. he $2.7 million street project extended Ferry Street to the north, built a connecting street <br /> between the F rry Street extension and Sixth Avenue near High Street, and reconstructed Ferry Street <br /> from Broadwa to Eighth Avenue and Eighth Avenue from Hilyard to Mill streets. All of the new roadways <br /> (more) <br /> <br />