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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 7, 2011 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Jenifer Willer, Project Manager, 541-682-5364 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Paving Repairs Start Monday on Coburg Road <br />Paving repairs are scheduled to begin Monday, July 11, on Coburg Road between <br />Oakway and Willakenzie roads. <br />The first phase of construction will include spot repairs where the road bed has failed at <br />various locations along the 1.3-mile-long major arterial. Initially, crews from Eugene Sand <br />Construction will be working at night in the commercial areas at the north and south ends of the <br />project area, then moving to daytime repairs in the residential areas. <br />Once the spot repairs and some minor pedestrian ramp work have been completed, the <br />work will shift to overlay construction in which the top several inches of deteriorated asphalt <br />paving area ground off and a new asphalt surface is constructed. In commercial sections, the <br />work will take place at night to allow for only one travel lane in each direction and reduce <br />construction-related congestion. Work in residential areas will be done during the daytime. <br />The project is scheduled to be substantially completed by mid-October. <br />Access to all properties will be maintained during construction, but some driveways will <br />have limited accessibility during specific operations. Motorists should anticipate lane closures <br />and delays in the construction zone. The use of alternate routes is recommended. <br />Utility crews have been working on Coburg Road for several months prior to the start of <br />paving work to repair and relocate underground lines. That work has been completed and <br />should help prevent the need to cut into the roadway after the new paving is in place. <br />The primary source of funding for the $1.9 million Coburg Road paving project is the <br />2008 voter-approved bond measure to fix city streets. <br />Traffic updates on this and other road projects in the metro area are available at <br />www.keepusmoving.info. <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 />