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i <br /> <br /> - - > ~ ~ .o <br /> July 14, 20 <br /> CONTACT: Seward Meintsma, Project Manager, 682-5364 <br /> Paige Dickinson, Construction Manager, 682-5585 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> ving Overlay Project Scheduled to Begin July 19 on Bertelsen Road <br /> Wor is scheduled to begin Monday, July 19, on a $450,000 project to repair Bertelesen <br /> ~ Road betty en West 11th Avenue and the railroad tracks south of Roosevelt Boulevard. <br /> I <br /> Wild sh Construction is the general contractor on the job, which is being managed by the <br /> Eugene Pu lic Works Department as part of the City's pavement preservation program. Funds <br /> for the pav ment repair projects come primarily from Eugene's 3-cent-per-gallon local fuel tax. <br /> i The Bertelsen project involves grinding off the top four inches of deteriorated paving and <br /> applying si inches of new asphaltic concrete. Approximately 5,300 tons of asphalt will be used <br /> to resurFa just under a mile of Bertelsen Road. <br /> The repair work on Bertelsen is scheduled to be completed bymid-September. During <br /> constructio ,traffic in work zones will be directed by flaggers. Motorists are advised to use <br /> alternate ro tes to avoid delays. <br /> Tw other pavement preservation projects are being done in Eugene this summer. <br /> Work has a ready begun on repairs to portions of Cal Young and Gilham roads, with grinding <br /> and paving ork scheduled to resume in that area on July 19. Repairs to Willamette Street <br /> between 1 and 19th avenues are scheduled to begin in early August. <br /> For pdates on these and other area road projects, call the Metro Roadwork Hotline at <br /> 984-8484 0 on the web at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. <br /> i <br /> Publi 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 />