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i <br /> <br /> f <br /> - ~ , ~ ~ ~ <br /> } ~ ' , ~ <br /> June 27, 2000 <br /> CONTACT: B d DeSantis, Project Manager, 682-5560 <br /> From Public InfFormation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> WORD BEGINS TODAY ON BICYCLE-PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO 15T'i AVENUE <br /> Constru Lion begins today on a $160,000 project to make further improvements to the 15`h <br /> Avenue "green reet" corridor. <br /> The pro~ect, designed and managed by Eugene Public Works, involves "bulging out" curbs and <br /> sidewalks at the .intersections of 15"' Avenue and Jefferson, Willamette, Oak, Pearl and High streets to <br /> slow traffic and Ceduce pedestrian crossing distances. <br /> The first intersection to be done will be Willamette and 15`'', where changes will be made to all <br /> four corners. Ord Jefferson, Oak, and Pearl streets, improvements will be made only on the west side of <br /> the intersections. On High Street, 15`'' Avenue will be narrowed on the west side of the intersection, and <br /> the southeast cor' er will also be modified. <br /> Motorist and bicyclists may encounter brief delays in work zones. The contractor, H&J <br /> Construction, Inc}., of Eugene, anticipates the work will take about a month to complete. <br /> In 1998, ugene and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) constructed a number of <br /> raffic-calming f atures to make 1 S"' Avenue a "green street" between Jefferson and Willamette streets. <br /> unding for the c~rr~nt project includes a $100,000 grant from ODOT's Bicycle and Pedestrian Program. <br /> Current information about this and other area road construction projects is available on Eugene's <br /> raffic relief hotline, 984-8484, or on the Internet at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/traffic. <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 />