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i <br /> <br /> j <br /> October 7, 2008 <br /> CONTACT: Joe Ramirez, Project Manager, 541-682-5228 <br /> I <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> i <br /> Bike Path Connector on Hilyard Extension to Be Closed For Construction <br /> <br /> I <br /> The bicycle-pedestrian connector route between the South Bank Path and the new Hilyard <br /> Street extension north of Franklin Boulevard will be closed for approximately two weeks beginning <br /> Wednesday, Oct. 8, to allow street construction in that area. <br /> The Hilyard Street extension includes a cul de sac on the north side of the railroad tracks <br /> near the east end of Eighth Avenue. Crews from Wildish Construction, working under contract to <br /> the Eugene Public Works Department, will construct and pave the cul de sac as one of the final <br /> elements of the new courthouse district transportation project that has been under way for several <br /> years. <br /> Signs have been posted advising cyclists and pedestrians to access the South Bank Path <br /> through the EWEB Plaza at Fourth Avenue or via North Onyx Street near the UO campus. The <br /> work in the area of the connector path off Hilyard Street is expected to be completed in about two <br /> weeks, weather permitting. <br /> Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />