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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />May 12, 2011 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Jenifer Willer, Pavement Preservation Program Manager, 541-682-5364 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Major Repairs Slated in 2011 on Eugene Streets and Bike Paths <br />The signs are going up all around town: paving project coming soon. They’re an <br />indicator that 2011 will be another very busy road repair season in Eugene. <br />This year the Eugene Public Works Department has 20 major street and bike path repair <br />projects scheduled at a total estimated cost of more than $18 million. The primary sources of <br />revenue for the repair work are the voter-approved bond measure to fix streets and Eugene’s <br />local gas tax. State and federal grants will help pay for significant improvements for cyclists and <br />pedestrians. <br />Three road repair projects are set to start this month. The first phase of a bond measure <br />thth <br />project to repair Hilyard Street from 24 to 34 avenues is scheduled to begin Friday, and gas- <br />thth <br />tax funded work on City View from 18 to 28 avenues began Wednesday. The resurfacing of <br />River Road from Horn Lane to Railroad Boulevard, another bond project, will start in next week. <br />th <br />Other bond measure projects on the list for 2011 include: 18 Avenue from Patterson to <br />Washington streets; Coburg Road from Willakenzie to Oakway roads; Conger Street from West <br />ththth <br />5 Avenue to West 11 Avenue; Pearl Street from 4 Avenue to Broadway; Willamette Street <br />thththth <br />from 29 to 46 avenues; Wilson Street from West 5 Avenue to West 11 Avenue; Alder Street <br />thth <br />from Broadway to 18 Avenue plus a one-block section of 13 Avenue from Alder to Kincaid <br />streets, and the South Bank Path from the Greenway Bridge to the Ferry Street Bridge. <br />stth <br />Projects funded by local gas taxes include: Jefferson Street from West 1 to West 8 <br />stth <br />avenues; Washington Street from West 1 to West 6 avenues; several intersections on <br />thth <br />Washington and Jefferson streets between 8 and 11 avenues; and slurry seals on 60 <br />residential streets around the city. <br /> (more) <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 />