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~ ~ v <br /> June 20, 2 3 <br /> CONTACT: Seward Meintsma, Project Manager, 682-5560 <br /> From Publi Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> New Street Fees to Fund Paving Repairs This Summer in Eugene <br /> Wor is scheduled to begin in early July on a series of projects designed to repair city <br /> streets and preserve the investment Eugene has made over the years in its local transportation <br /> system. <br /> The 2003 pavement preservation program includes repaving the following streets: <br /> • Stn Avenue from Bailey Hill Road to Josh Street <br /> • Stn Avenue from Willamette Street to Lorane Highway, plus Washington Street from <br /> <br /> II 8tH Avenue to Lorane Highway and Lorane Highway from 29tH Avenue to Washington <br /> treet <br /> <br /> I' Otn Avenue from Agate Street to Hilyard Street plus restriping lanes and installing a <br /> oncrete island <br /> • cho Hollow Road from Dove Lane to Royal Avenue <br /> • al Young Road from Coburg Road to Willagillespie <br /> • ilham Road from Beltline to Cal Young Road <br /> • atterson Street from 19tH Avenue to 24tH Avenue <br /> Con truction is anticipated to begin in July and be substantially completed by October. <br /> <br /> I, Information about specific work zones and traffic detours and delays will be provided through the <br /> <br /> ~ City of Eug He's traffic relief hotline, 984-8484, and on the Internet at www.ci.eugene.or/pw/traffic. <br /> <br /> i Tot I cost of this year's repaving work is estimated at $3.2 million. Funding for the <br /> pavement p eservation program is coming primarily from a new local gas tax and a monthly <br /> transportati n system maintenance fee approved by the Eugene City Council last winter. The 3- <br /> cent-per-ga Ion local gas tax is scheduled to take effect later this summer. The monthly <br /> transportati n fee is still being developed and is anticipated to take effect this fall. <br /> The ouncil approved the local gas tax and monthly fee in response to a $93 million <br /> <br /> I'i, backlog of treet repair projects. The work scheduled to be done this summer will begin to reverse <br /> that trend, ut it will take a number of years before the backlog is significantly reduced. The asset <br /> value of Eu ene's transportation system is conservatively estimated at more than $500 million. <br /> Pu lic 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 />