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1. Introductions <br />a. Jeff Lankston <br />b. Eric Jones <br />i. Public Information Coordinator for the Eugene Public Works Department <br />2. Today I would like to tell you about some of the significant projects that are scheduled to <br />be under construction this summer. <br />3. Most of the project I will describe are transportation system improvements. <br />Transportation projects are the largest funding category in the City's capital improvement <br />program. Transportation projects typically are the most visible to the general public. <br />4. Before I begin describing specific projects, let me tell you a few facts and figures about <br />Eugene's transportation system. <br />a. 470 miles of dedicated roadways <br />i. 390 miles are fully improved <br />ii. 80 miles of substandard streets <br />b. 50 miles of alleys <br />i. 13 miles to City standards <br />ii. 37 miles non standard <br />c. 470 miles of sidewalk <br />d. 105 miles of surfaced bikeways <br />e. 4875 access ramps <br />f. 6800 street lights <br />g. 197 traffic signals <br />5. All of these facilities are maintained by the Eugene Public Works Department and the <br />numbers are growing daily. Funding to maintain these facilities comes from several <br />sources. <br />a. By far the largest source is from State gas taxes <br />i. 1996 - $5.6 million <br />b. Lane County Road funds <br />i. $2.7 million in 1996 and 1997 <br />ii. Will be reduced to $2.1 in 1998 <br />iii. And further reduced to $1.3 million in 1999 <br />c. Of this funding $6.7 million went to the maintenance and operating budget to <br />provide: <br />i. Pothole patching <br />ii. Crack sealing <br />iii. Paint striping <br />iv. Traffic signal maintenance <br />v. Administration <br />vi. General engineering <br />d. This left only $1.1 million for capital road preservation projects <br />