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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />December 19, 2011 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Tom Larsen, Traffic Engineer, 541-682-4959 <br /> John Bonham, Project Manager, 541-682-5300 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />New Signal on Broadway at Alder <br />Adds Safe Crossing for Cyclists, Pedestrians <br /> <br />A new traffic signal will be activated Tuesday, Dec. 20, at the intersection of Alder Street <br />and Broadway/Franklin Boulevard, providing a safe crossing for cyclists and pedestrians using <br />the bicycle lanes and sidewalks in the busy intersection. <br />Last fall, the Eugene Public Works Department completed a $2.3 million project to repair <br />the pavement and improve cycling and pedestrian facilities on Alder Street from Broadway to <br />thth <br />18 Avenue and on 13 Avenue between Alder and Kincaid streets. The final step in that project <br />was the installation of a new traffic signal at the north end of Alder Street so cyclists and <br />pedestrians can cross Franklin Boulevard, which carries an average of 31,000 vehicles a day <br />through that area. This allows cyclists and pedestrians safer access to the wide sidewalks <br />connecting the campus area to the Courthouse District and the offstreet Ruth Bascom <br />Riverbank Trail system. <br /> Pedestrians and southbound cyclists can change the signal to stop traffic on <br />Broadway/Franklin Boulevard by pushing buttons at the crosswalks. Northbound cyclists in the <br />new bike lane on Alder Street change the signal using automatic loop detectors in the bike lane. <br />st <br />The signal includes audible and visual countdown indicators. It is the 241 signalized <br />intersection in Eugene. <br /> The new signal cost approximately $110,000, which was funded through a state Bicycle <br />and Pedestrian Program grant. Other recently completed grant-funded project features include a <br />th <br />bicycle-only signal phase at the intersection of 18 Avenue and Alder Street and new decorative <br />th <br />street lighting along 13 Avenue between Alder and Kincaid streets. <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 />