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A <br /> ugust 12, 2008 <br /> CONTACT: Damon Joyner, Surface Maintenance Supervisor, 541-682-4835 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ' Expanded Pothole Program Hits the Streets in Eugene <br /> i <br /> An expanded pothole repair program hits the streets in Eugene this week. Enhanced <br /> services include abeefed-up "pothole patrol," maintenance overlays on some of the most pothole- <br /> riddled streets around town, and a new online pothole reporting form. <br /> As part of the budget for the current fiscal year, the Eugene City Council in June allocated <br /> <br /> ~ an additional $1 million for pothole repairs. <br /> "Community members told us over and over again that they want the City to do something <br /> to repair the worst roads and this expanded funding helps respond to that need," said Council <br /> President Chris Pryor. <br /> The additional funds will be used in amulti-pronged approach to repair potholed streets: <br /> • Athree-person crew will be dedicated exclusively to citywide pothole repairs and related <br /> street repairs. This will result in a more proactive approach to addressing potholes and will allow <br /> Public Works to move beyond simply filling hazardous potholes (those that are more than 3 inches <br /> deep). Last year, Public Works crews patched about 4,400 potholes. Through July of this year, <br /> more than 3,700 potholes have been repaired, with the expanded program just starting to ramp up. <br /> • Citizen requests for service will continue to be an important part of the pothole repair <br /> program. To make it easier for people to report potholes, a new online pothole reporting service <br /> has been created at www.eugene-or.gov/pothole. <br /> • Maintenance overlays will be used to provide a holistic and cost-effective treatment on <br /> badly damaged streets. On Wednesday, August 13, Eugene Sand & Gravel, working under <br /> contract to Public Works Maintenance, will apply a maintenance overlay on Arcadia Drive between <br /> Harlow Road and Babcock Lane. Other streets likely to receive 2-inch-thick surface patches in the <br /> near term include portions of Grand View Drive, McMillan Street, Bethel Drive, Central and Spring <br /> boulevards, Buck Street, Bond Lane, Berntzen Road, and Riverview Avenue. <br /> • Rough intersections will be smoothed out where the top asphalt lift has come apart, similar <br /> to the repairs recently done at 18t" Avenue and Patterson Street. <br /> "The pothole' problem affects everyone. This is one important way to invest in our roads <br /> - and make some progress in addressing this community priority," said Mayor Kitty Piercy. <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 /> <br />