<br /> .~F'" <br /> ~I <br /> News Release -Work on Sixth and Seventh Avenues <br /> August 1, 2000 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Work hours on the crosswalk project are 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. On the first day of the <br /> crosswalk work, August 13, Sixth and Seventh each will have only one travel lane available. <br /> After August 13, there will be at least two travel lanes available on each street until the project is <br /> finished. Pedestrian crossings at Willamette on Sixth and Seventh will be closed. The lane <br /> restrictions and crosswalk closures will continue around the clock until the work is complete. <br /> Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid construction delays. Now that <br /> the Eugene Water & Electric Board has completed the first leg of its water main extension, Fifth <br /> Avenue is available as an alternate route. Eighth Avenue and 10th Avenue also can be used as <br /> alternate routes through the downtown area. <br /> For up-to-date information on area road construction, call the City of Eugene traffic relief <br /> hotline at 984-8484, or on the Internet at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. <br /> ~r ~I <br /> II <br /> <br />