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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />August 12, 2011 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Patrick Cox, Public Works Engineering Project Manager, 541-682-6854 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />thth <br />Next Phase of Hilyard Repairs Will Slow Traffic Between 24 and 26 <br />thth <br />The next phase of a $1.5 million project to repair Hilyard Street between 24 and 34 <br />avenues is scheduled to begin Monday, August 15, with the in-place recycling of a two-block <br />thth <br />section of the street between 24 and 26 avenues. <br />Crews from EWEB and Northwest Natural have been working in the area for several months <br />to repair and relocate underground utilities. With that work now completed, the City’s contractor will <br />remove the top layer of deteriorated asphalt and haul it away to make new asphalt mixes. Then a <br />giant machine will pulverize the existing road bed and mix cement into the pulverized material, <br />which is then compacted and allowed to harden. Finally, a new asphalt surface will be constructed <br />to complete the in-place reconstruction. <br />Plans call for half the width of the roadway to be worked on at a time, which will leave <br />enough room for one narrow traffic lane in each direction. Slow traffic and occasional delays are <br />likely, so motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes if possible. <br />Access to all businesses and facilities, including Hilyard Community Center and Amazon <br />Pool, will be provided at all times. Signs and flaggers will assist motorists through the work zone. <br />thth <br />Once the reconstruction work is finished between 24 and 26 avenues, crews will move to <br />thth <br />the final section between 26 and 30 avenues. That work is scheduled to begin after Labor Day <br />thth <br />and be wrapped up in late September. The section of Hilyard Street between 30 and 34 Avenues <br />was completed in June. <br />Wildish Construction is the general contractor on the project, which is designed and <br />managed by the Eugene Public Works Department. The primary source of funding for the project is <br />the 2008 voter-approved bond measure to fix city streets. <br />For updates on this and other city road projects, go to www.keepusmoving.info or follow <br />Twitter.com/EugenePW. <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 />