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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 28, 2011 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Doug Singer, Project Manager, 541-682-8460 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />th <br />Alternate Routes Recommended as Repairs to 18 Avenue Start Monday <br />A $1.3 million project to repave an 11-block section of 18tth Avenue between Patterson and <br />Washington streets begins Monday, August 1. Significant traffic impacts are anticipated. <br />Knife River Corporation, with local offices in Eugene, has been hired by Eugene Public <br />Works as the general contractor for the project, which also includes surface repairs to the badly <br />th <br />deteriorated intersection of 18 Avenue and Jefferson Street and sidewalk and access ramp repairs <br />th <br />at a number of locations along 18 Avenue. Funding for the project comes from the 2008 voter- <br />approved bond measure to fix city streets. <br />The company’s schedule calls for sidewalk and access repairs to begin Monday at <br />Washington Street and move to the east. Excavation and paving work will be done in several <br />phases. Most of the section between Washington to Willamette streets will be reconstructed, which <br />means removing the old roadway and rebuilding it from the ground up. One lane of traffic in each <br />direction will remain open; however, motorists may experience delays, and north-south street <br />th <br />crossings on 18 Avenue will be closed at times. <br />The section between Willamette and Pearl streets can be repaired by grinding off the top <br />layer of deteriorated asphalt and constructing a new asphalt surface. This work goes much quicker <br />than reconstruction; however, a one-night closure will be required to complete top-lift paving. <br />th <br />The sections of 18 Avenue between Pearl and Patterson streets also will be reconstructed. <br />th <br />This will require closing the section of 18Avenue between Patterson and High streets for <br />approximately three weeks and the section between High and Pearl streets for about one week. <br />These closures are tentatively scheduled to begin in late August. <br />th <br />The intersection of 18 Avenue and Jefferson Street will be closed for less than a day while <br />that repair work is being done. <br />th <br /> Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes such as 19 Avenue to avoid detours and <br />delays. Updated project information will be posted at www.keepusmoving.info. <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 />