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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />June 30, 2010 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Scott Milovich, Project Manager, 541-682-6086 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Goodpasture Island Road to Be Closed for at Least One Month for Culvert Work <br /> <br />Goodpasture Island Road will be closed to through traffic just north of Valley River Center <br />for at least a month as soon as Thursday, July 1, to install a major culvert in the Delta Ponds area. <br />The culvert crossing being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of <br />Eugene will complete a hydrologic connection between the Willamette River and ponds to the west <br />of Goodpasture Island Road and the ponds east of the road. Combined with other work the City is <br />completing in the Delta Ponds, this culvert will allow fish passage and create off-channel habitat for <br />migrating Chinook salmon and contribute to improved water quality in the Delta Ponds. <br />The primary source of funding for the $1.2 million culvert crossing project comes from <br />federal stimulus funds allocated to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Doyon Project Services, Inc., <br />of Federal Way, Washington, is the general contractor on the project. <br />The culvert work is scheduled to be substantially completed by September 10. Almost all of <br />the work will be done during daytime construction hours. Goodpasture Island Road is <br />scheduled to be closed round-the-clock to through traffic from June 30 to August 6 at the <br />culvert crossing work site, which is located near the south end of the Delta Ponds and just north of <br />Kendall Budget Sales. Access will be provided for emergency vehicles. <br />The culvert crossing is one of four major public works projects taking place in the <br />Goodpasture Island area this summer. Together, these projects represent an infrastructure <br />investment of almost $10 million to improve natural resources and transportation systems. The <br />other projects include: <br /> <br /> Paving Goodpasture Island Road (from Delta Highway to Kingsley Road, and from the <br />culvert crossing to Valley River Drive) and Valley River Drive (from Willagillespie Road to <br />Goodpasture Island Road). Work on that project is scheduled begin in mid-July and be <br />substantially completed by late September. At least one lane of traffic in each direction will <br />be maintained at all times, except at the culvert crossing location. <br />(more) <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 /> <br />