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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 8, 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 />th <br />Intersection of Willamette Street and 29 Avenue Reopens on Friday <br />th <br />The intersection of Willamette Street and 29 Avenue in south Eugene will fully reopen <br />to traffic on Friday morning, July 9. <br />The busy intersection has been restricted to one lane in each direction, controlled by a <br />four-way stop, since late April, when work began to rebuild the intersection using full-depth <br />concrete. After a slow, rainy start, the project rolled into in high gear as the weather improved, <br />and substantive completion of the work actually finished slightly ahead of schedule. <br />Motorists may still see construction workers and equipment in the area for several days <br />as final cleanup is completed. In several weeks, after the new concrete surface is completely <br />dry, crews will return to apply final striping in the intersection. The work will be done at night to <br />minimize traffic disruption. <br />The intersection repairs were done by Brown Contracting of Eugene. The main source of <br />funding for the $800,000 project is Eugene’s 2008 voter-approved bond measure to fix streets. <br />th <br />While the reopening of the intersection of Willamette Street and 29 Avenue intersection <br />is good news for commuters and businesses in that part of town, plenty of other road work <br />thnd <br />projects will be in full swing next week, including Willamette Street from 46 to 52 avenues, <br />thrd <br />High Street between Fifth and 11 avenues, 33 Avenue between Willamette and Hilyard <br />thth <br />streets, Patterson Street (closed) between 19 and 24 avenues, Harlow Road between Coburg <br />th <br />Road and I-5, West 18 Avenue between City View and Chambers, Crest Drive area streets, <br />Goodpasture Island Road (closed just north of Valley River Center), and Valley River Drive from <br />Willakenzie to Goodpasture Island roads. <br />For up-to-date information about these and other road projects in Eugene, go to the <br />traffic relief web site at www.eugene-or.gov/traffic or call the traffic relief hotline, 541-984-8484. <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 />