Administrative Order No. 58-98-17 <br /> of the <br /> Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br /> Stewart Road Closure west of Bailey Hill Road <br /> The raffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> A. The Eugene Code provides that the City Manager or the manager's designee shall <br /> exercise specific traffic duties by administrative action, including: <br /> ? Implementing ordinances, resolutions, and motions of the Council <br /> and his or her own orders by installing traffic control devices; <br /> ? Designating through streets; <br /> ? Establishing, maintaining, removing or altering all traffic control areas <br /> and traffic control devices including: _ <br /> • Traffic control signals, signs, and pavement markings, <br /> • Traffic diverters and similar traffic control devices; <br /> • Parking areas and time limitations, including the form of <br /> permissible parking and parking fees; and <br /> <br /> • ? Closing a street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic; and • <br /> ? Providing for and regulating access to and from any street. <br /> and <br /> B. Stewart Road is a two lane, two way road between Bailey Hill Road and Bertelsen <br /> Road. and <br /> C. The land use adjacent to Stewart Road consists of primarily residential property on <br /> the eastern portion and light industrial uses on the western portion; and <br /> D. The eastern portion of Stewart Road has an unimproved, asphalt mat surface with <br /> numerous potholes; and <br /> E. The western portion of Stewart Road has an improved asphaltic concrete surface; and <br /> F. The condition of the eastern portion of Stewart Road has deteriorated to such an <br /> extent that it is desirable to minimize the amount of traffic on that section of Stewart <br /> Road; and <br /> G. Public Works Maintenance is unable to perform an acceptable, cost-effective <br /> preservation of the unimproved portion of the roadway; and <br /> ~r+ H. Residents on the eastern portion of Stewart Road have made several requests over the <br /> years asking that actions be taken to reduce the amount of traffic on Stewart Road. <br /> <br />