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I <br /> ~ September 4, 2008 <br /> CONTACT: Project Manager Jenifer Willer, (541) 682-5560 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> <br /> ~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Work Scheduled to Improve Section of North Game Farm Road <br /> A project to improve a section of North Game Farm Road is scheduled to begin the week of <br /> September 8. <br /> Delta Construction, working under contract to the Eugene Public Works Department, will <br /> improve the section of Game Farm Road between Old Coburg Road and the I-5 overpass to match <br /> the improvements previously constructed by Lane County and Springfield. The Eugene project <br /> includes widening and repaving the roadway to allow for six-foot-wide bicycle lanes on each side of <br /> the roadway and an extended center turn lane, constructing concrete walks and grassy swales on <br /> both sides of the road, and installing additional illumination along the road. <br /> The project is designed to extend the life of the pavement for an additional 20 years. It also <br /> will provide a safe, illuminated connection for pedestrians and bicyclists from Coburg Road to <br /> Crescent Avenue and eventually to the Gateway area of Springfield once Chad Drive is extended. <br /> Funding for the $500,000 project is coming from the federal Surface Transportation Program, <br /> local system development charges, and future assessments to abutting property owners. <br /> The schedule calls for the project contractor to close North Game Farm Road to northbound <br /> ..traffic while the eastern side of the roadway is widened. The road will be open to two-way traffic for <br /> the remaining work, although drivers should expect delays. Weather permitting, the roadway work is <br /> scheduled to be completed bymid-October, with the lighting work to be done by mid-November. <br /> For updates on this and other area road work, check the Metro Roadwork Hotline at 984- <br /> 8484, or on the web at www.eugene-or.gov/traffic. <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 />