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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />November 4, 2009 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Jenifer Willer, Project Manager, 541-682-5364 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Chad Drive Opens New Connection Between Coburg Road and Game Farm Road <br /> <br />Chad Drive is now open to through traffic, giving motorists a new connection between <br />Coburg Road and North Game Farm Road in northeast Eugene. <br />The 1,800-foot road extension includes two travel lanes, one for eastbound and the <br />other for westbound traffic, a center turn lane/median area, with bike lanes, sidewalks and street <br />lights on both sides of the street. Bioswales will provide natural drainage in the area. A new <br />traffic signal was activated Tuesday to control traffic at the intersection of Chad Drive and North <br />Game Farm Road, which was improved in 2008. <br /> Benefits of the Chad Drive connection include reducing out-of-direction travel for people <br />traveling between northeast Eugene and the Gateway area in Springfield and improving access <br />for customers, employees and freight services to the numerous commercial and industrial <br />facilities on Chad Drive. <br />Work on the $2.46 million project began in late June. Owners of property adjacent to the <br />new section of Chad Drive will be assessed approximately $570,000 for the improvements. The <br />City of Eugene will pay for the balance of approximately $1.9 million from local development <br />fees and the federal Surface Transportation Program –Urban fund. <br />The general contractor on the project was Babb Construction Co. of Eugene. The City of <br />Eugene designed the improvements and managed the bidding and construction phases under a <br />cooperative agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation. <br /># # # <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ? City of Eugene ? 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ? Fax 541-682-6826 ? www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />