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III <br /> : i : s <br /> - r - <br /> July 6, 2001 <br /> CONTACT: '~I Bud DeSantis, Project Manager, 682-5560 <br /> ~ Nathan Duke, Neighborhood Transportation Program Manager, 682-5267 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI',ATE RELEASE <br /> I~ RD TH <br /> TRAFFI CALMING PROJECT STARTS JULY 9 ON 31ST, 33 ,AND 34 AVENUES <br /> Work s scheduled to begin July 9 on a project to slow down traffic on three streets in <br /> i <br /> south Eugene. <br /> Triton Group Inc., of Eugene, has been awarded a Eugene Public Works contract to <br /> install variou~ traffic-calming measures on 31St, 33`d, and 34th avenues between Donald and <br /> i4ilyard street. The $90,000 project, scheduled to be completed in late August, will be paid for <br /> primarily with!ifunds received from the U.S. Postal Service related to the new post office at 33`d <br /> and Willamet e. <br /> Most f the work will be done on 33`d Avenue. An average of 3,000 vehicles a day use <br /> the street, indluding emergency vehicles from the South Hills Station on 33`d between <br /> Willamette a I''d Donald. The Eugene Fire Department has reviewed the project plans, which <br /> include a con rete island at 33`d and Donald, 14 raised planters that narrow the street, and <br /> three mid-block painted islands with raised reflective buttons. Four speed humps will be <br /> installed on 31st Avenue, and three humps will be placed on 34th Avenue. <br /> Motor~sts in the area may encounter brief lane closures during construction, but no <br /> significant traffic delays are anticipated. For up-to-date reports on this and other local road <br /> projects, call the City of Eugene traffic relief hotline at 984-8484, or on the web at <br /> www.ci.eugere.or.us/pw/traffic. <br /> . - . <br /> <br /> I <br /> i <br /> I~ublic 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 />