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i <br /> w• ~ <br /> October 4, 2 02 <br /> CONTACT: Eric Jones, Public Affairs Manager, 682-5523 <br /> FOR tMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> TRAFFIC ADVISORY <br /> WATCH FOR CONSTRUCTION ON SEVERAL EUGENE STREETS <br /> Moto fists should be on the lookout for lane closures and brief delays in the area of <br /> several Eug ne Public Works projects during the week of October 7. <br /> On J fferson Street between 15th and 17`h avenues, traffic will be narrowed to one lane, <br /> controlled b flaggers, between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, October 7-11. The <br /> City and its ntractor are repairing wastewater lines in the general area bounded by Jefferson <br /> ~ and Olive st sets and 15th and 24th avenues. To avoid delays, use alternate routes, preferably <br /> t <br /> I outside the eneral work area. <br /> 9 <br /> ~ A to alized wastewater installation job will require the temporary closure of the easterly <br /> lane on Pe rl Street south of 13`h Avenue Monday through Wednesday, October 7-9. Watch for <br /> flaggers an anticipate lane merges. <br /> In t downtown area, Oak Street will be narrowed to two lanes in the area of <br /> Broadway, nd a half block section of East Broadway between Oak and Pearl streets will be <br /> closed inte ittently for several weeks beginning Monday, October 7. The City is constructing <br /> i <br /> curb exten ions on the east side of Oak Street at Broadway to better connect East Broadway to <br /> the newly r opened section of West Broadway between Oak and Charnelton. The curb <br /> extensions ill also improve pedestrian safety by reducing the crossing distance on Oak Street. <br /> For up-to-date reports on road construction, call the City of Eugene traffic relief hotline <br /> at 984-848 , or on the web at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. <br /> <br /> ' <br /> bnc w.,~,n ~ . cly ar ~..a~s peas s~rest• eu~ne, a~ <br /> Phorxe: {5a1) se2~5 • Fl~?x: ~3 88~~828• ww~w.ril.eugana.a;ua <br /> <br />