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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />September 2, 2010 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Scott Milovich, Project Manager, 541-682-6036 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Goodpasture Island Road Set to Reopen on Saturday <br />After being closed for almost two months, Goodpasture Island Road is scheduled to reopen <br />to through traffic on Saturday morning, September 4. <br />The road was closed just north of Valley River Center on July 6 to install a major culvert <br />crossing in the Delta Ponds area. The culvert constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and <br />the City of Eugene completes a hydrologic connection between the Willamette River and ponds to <br />the west of Goodpasture Island Road and the ponds east of the road. Combined with other work the <br />City is completing in the Delta Ponds, this culvert will allow fish passage and create off-channel <br />habitat for 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 federal <br />stimulus funds allocated to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Doyon Project Services, Inc., of <br />Federal Way, Washington, is the general contractor on the project. <br />Although the major portion of the culvert project has been completed, motorists should <br />expect lane detours and brief delays for the next several weeks as the contractor takes care of final <br />details and cleanup. <br />The culvert crossing is one of several major projects that occurred on Goodpasture Island <br />Road this summer: <br /> <br /> In July and August the City repaved Goodpasture Island Road from Delta Highway to <br />Kingsley as well as the southern portion of the road and Valley River Drive. That work is completed. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, the finishing touches are being put on the new Delta Ponds Bridge. A preview <br />and dedication event to celebrate the substantial completion of the bridge is scheduled at 11 a.m. on <br />Saturday, September 11. The bridge will be open for the dedication event but is likely to remain <br />closed for at least another month as the contractor installs railings and electrical fixtures. <br /> <br /> Work also continues on restoring banks and habitat in the Delta Ponds area. That work is <br />scheduled to run until late October. However, other than heavy truck traffic no traffic impacts are <br />anticipated. <br />For up-to-day road work reports, go to www.eugene-or.gov/traffic or call 541-984-8484. <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 />