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<br /> O6/ 4/04 FRI 14 42 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN C~ 001 <br /> , <br /> y . <br /> - <br /> May 14, 20 4 <br /> CONTACT: Tony Jobanek, Street and Surface Maintenance Supervisor, 682-4800 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> I <br /> Concrete Street Repairs Will Affect Traffic at Several Locations <br /> Duri g the next several weeks, traffic will be affected by continuing repair work at Polk <br /> Street and est 18~' Avenue, and by new repair work beginning at Kincaid Street and East 11~' <br /> Avenue an Orchard and East 19"' Avenue. The continued work at West 18"' Avenue and Polk <br /> Street will i volve lane restrictions for another week. <br /> Wo has already begun on East 11 and Kincaid and should continue for the next one <br /> to two wee s. Motors should expect traffic delays, including intermittent lane closures. East <br /> 19"' Avenu and Orchard Street repairs are scheduled to begin the week of May 24~' and <br /> continue th ugh June 4"'. in this work zone, traffic impacts will include barricades and possible <br /> detours. Pease use caution when driving through work zones. <br /> Mai tenance Division staff identified and prioritized this year's concrete street and alley <br /> maintenan using a combination of site inspection information and data from the Pavement <br /> Manageme t System. City road operating funds are used to pay for the repairs to failed <br /> sections of he concrete street system. So far this year, Public Works cxews have repaired <br /> 6,700 squa a feet of concrete streets using approximately 170 cubic yards of concrete. This <br /> includes co Crete panel repairs on Oak Street near 15~' Avenue, and on Polk Street between 7~' <br /> and 10"' av Hues. Maintenance crews work with property and business owners in construction <br /> areas to mi imize any impact the repair work may create. <br /> "Ou street repair team has worked hard to ensure traffic disruptions have been kept to a <br /> minimum," aid Tony Jobanek, street and surface maintenance supervisor. "The crews have <br /> really appr ciated the patience shown by drivers who have been affected by the lane <br /> restrictions and temporary traffic disruptions in these construction zones." <br /> For more information, call 682-4800, or check the City's traffic relief hotline at 984-8484, <br /> or on thew b at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. <br /> f ~ <br /> 'Pabl Works • Administration ~ C{ty of Eugene • 858 Raarl Street • Eugene, OR 97401- <br /> P.hvne: (54f) 682-5262• FAX: (541)682-6826 • www:ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />