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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />April 22, 2010 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />John Bonham, Project Manager, 541-682-5300 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />th <br />Paving Repairs Begin Monday, April 26, at Intersection of 29 and Willamette <br /> <br />Paving repairs are scheduled to begin Monday, April 26, at the deteriorated intersection <br />th <br />of 29 Avenue and Willamette Street. <br />Utility crews have been working in the intersection for several weeks, repairing and <br />upgrading underground services ahead of the road repairs. The heavily traveled intersection will <br />be rebuilt with concrete surfacing, ensuring that the new paving will hold up for many years. <br />Approximately 30,000 vehicles per day travel through the intersection on an average day. <br />“To construct the project without closing the road we need to shift traffic around and do <br />the work in stages – half the street at a time,” said project manager John Bonham. “This will <br />definitely reduce capacity through the intersection during construction.” <br />Each phase of the project will take about two weeks. The traffic signal will be turned off <br />and replaced with stop signs to create a four-way stop. <br />“With the traffic control changes and the amount of work being done at this location, it’s <br />important to be attentive and use caution when driving, walking or biking through this area, even <br />when work crews aren’t present,” Bonham said. <br /> “We will maintain access to the businesses in this area,” Bonham said, “but the best <br />way to avoid construction delays is to use alternate routes until we’ve finished the repairs.” <br />The repar work is scheduled to be completed by July 31. <br /> The repair work will be done by Brown Contracting of Eugene, which submitted the low <br />bid of $553,000. The primary source of funding for the repair project is the 2008 voter-approved <br />bond measure to fix streets. <br />Up-to-date information about this and other road-repair projects in Eugene is available <br />online at www.eugene-or.gov/traffic, by calling the metro roadwork hotline at 541-984-8484, or <br />sign up to receive traffic updates at www.Twitter.com/EugenePW. <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 />