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July 15, 2005 <br /> ~ C0IVTACT: Matt Rodrigues, Project Manager, 682-6036 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ~ Work Begins July 19 on Repairs to 11th Avenue, Willakenzie Road, Bertelsen Road <br /> I <br /> ' Work is scheduled to begin this month on three Eugene street repair projects. <br /> The Eugene Public Works Department awarded a contract to Morse Bros. to repave 11th <br /> Avenue from Pearl to Charnelton streets, Willakenzie Road from Coburg Road to Cal Young <br /> Road, and Bertelsen Road from Royal Avenue to Roosevelt Boulevard. In general, the work <br /> includes removing the existing deteriorated asphalt surface, making subsurface repairs as <br /> necessary, and constructing a new asphalt surface. During construction, onstreet parking will <br /> be prohibited in work zones and there will be temporary lane detours, but there will be no <br /> permanent changes to parking or lane configurations. <br /> The work begins Tuesday, July 19, with the replacement of the concrete crosswalk on <br /> UNiAamette Street on the north side of 11th Avenue. Willamette Street will be closed at 11th <br /> Avenue for approximately four days, first to northbound traffic, then to southbound traffic. After <br /> the concrete work is completed, the contractor will do the pavement removal and repaving work. <br /> ' That work is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of July 23-24, weather permitting. <br /> On Willakenzie Road and Bertelsen Road, pavement removal and repaving work is <br /> scheduled to begin the week of July 25 and be completed by early August. On both streets, <br /> portions of the sidewalk will be closed for construction of new sidewalk access ramps. <br /> All work on the three streets is scheduled to be completed bymid-August, weather <br /> ;permitting. Motorists and bicyclists may encounter detours and delays during daytime <br /> construction hours and are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays. Updated <br /> construction information is available on the Internet at www.eugene-or.gov, or on the metro road <br /> report telephone hotline, 984-8484. <br /> The three projects will complete Eugene's 2005 pavement preservation program, in <br /> 'which a total of 12 lane miles of streets are being repaired at a cost of approximately $3.5 <br /> million. The primary source of funding for the paving work is Eugene's local 5-cent-per-gallon <br /> motor vehicle fuel tax. <br /> <br /> 1rr <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />