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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 5, 2011 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br /> <br />David Starns, Project Manager, 541-682-8306 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />2-PAGE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />thth <br />Paving Repairs Under Way on Willamette Street from 29 to 46 Avenues <br /> <br />thth <br />A project to repair Willamette Street from 29 to 46 avenues is under way. Work on the <br />$1.5 million project began Tuesday, July 5, and is scheduled to be completed in late September. <br />More than four lane miles of deteriorated paving in this section of Willamette Street will <br />be fixed through a combination of reconstruction and resurfacing work. Sustainable practices <br />include the use of warm-mix asphalt and in-place road recycling techniques. <br />thnd <br />Onstreet bike lanes will be added from just south of 29 Avenue to 32 Avenue for <br />th <br />southbound cyclists and from Donald Street to 29 Alley for northbound cyclists. The project <br />also includes repairs to the underground stormwater and wastewater systems, replacement of <br />nd <br />sidewalk access ramps and traffic signal improvements at Crest Drive, Donald Street and 32 <br />Avenue. <br />Wildish Construction is the contractor. The primary source of funding for the project is <br />the 2008 voter-approved bond measure to fix streets. <br />The work will cause significant traffic disruptions. One lane on Willamette Street will <br />remain open for southbound traffic, which may be subject to occasional delays. There will be <br />detours for northbound traffic. Access to homes and businesses will be provided at all times. <br />th <br />In the first phase of construction (Willamette Street from 29 Avenue to Crest Drive), <br />rd <br />northbound traffic will be detoured on 33 Avenue to Hilyard Street. In the later phases of <br />th <br />construction (Willamette Street from Crest Drive to 46 Avenue) Willamette will be closed to <br />northbound traffic between Crest Drive and 46th Avenue, and northbound traffic will be detoured <br />th <br />onto 46 Avenue to Donald. Drivers heading north from streets on the west side of Willamette <br />thth <br />between Crest Drive and 39 Avenue should take Willamette south to 40 Avenue and then to <br />Donald Street. <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 />