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v ~ W <br /> <br /> k <br /> Administrative Order <br /> of the <br /> Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br /> Prohibiting Through Truck Movements and <br /> Establishing Vehicle Use Restrictions <br /> on Stewart Road <br /> i <br /> The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene fords that: <br /> A. Section 5.040 of the Eugene Code provides that the City Manager or the <br /> manager's designee shall exercise specific traffic duties by administrative action, <br /> including: _ <br /> ? Implementing ordinances, resolutions, and motions of the Council <br /> i <br /> ~ and his or her own orders by installing traffic control devices; <br /> ~ ' ? Designating truck routes or streets where trucks are prohibited; and <br /> ? Restricting the use of certain streets by any class or kind of vehicle <br /> ~ to protect the streets from damage. <br /> I <br /> ~ B. On April 3, 1996, the City received a citizen request to prohibit through truck <br /> traffic on Stewart Road. The request stated that trucks were contributing to the <br /> deterioration of the unimproved section of the road, and were a nuisance and <br /> hazard to residents; <br /> C. Transportation Division files contain numerous complaints regarding truck traffic <br /> i ' on Stewart Road; <br /> i <br /> D. Stewart Road consists of two sections; an easterly section is .27 miles long, has <br /> primarily residential frontage with an 18 foot wide unimproved asphalt mat <br /> surface. The westerly section is .40 miles long, has primarily industrial frontage <br /> and a 44 foot wide asphaltic-concrete surface. <br /> ~ E. In response to earlier concerns of residents, the speed zone on the easterly section <br /> was lowered from Sped 40 to statutory Speed 25 on January 20, 1994. The <br /> existing Speed 40 zone was retained on the westerly portion of the street. <br /> ~ F. Traffic volumes are similar on each section; Average Daily Traffic in September <br /> 1995 was 1,359 west of Bailey Hill Road and 1,564 east of Bertelsen Road. <br /> ~ G. There was one accident on the improved section of Stewart Road in 1994 and <br /> none on the unimproved section. <br /> H. On a scale of 0 to 100, the easterly section has a condition rating of 4. This means <br /> j that the road has completely failed and has exceeded its useful life. <br /> <br />