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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />April 11, 2012 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Jenifer Willer, Pavement Preservation Program Manager, 541-682-5364 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Another Busy Road Repair Season Under Way in Eugene <br />Another busy road repair season is under way in Eugene, with nearly 100 streets scheduled <br />for major paving or sealing work. <br />In total, approximately $15 million will be spent to fix more than 42 lane miles of city streets. <br />Repair work will range from full road reconstruction to four-inch curb-to-curb overlays to a surface <br />treatment called slurry sealing. <br />Primary sources of repair funding include an estimated $7.8 million from the voter-approved <br />street repair bond measure, $6.3 million in local gas tax revenues, and funding from local <br />transportation system development charges and federal and state grants. <br />The list of major repair projects in 2012 includes Coburg Road (Beltline to Willakenzie), Martin <br />Luther King Jr. Boulevard (I-5 to Centennial Loop), Green Acres Road (Norkenzie to Delta Highway), <br />Goodpasture Island Road (Kingsley to new bike bridge), downtown intersections on Washington and <br />Jefferson streets, and Royal Avenue (Highway 99 to Waite Street). <br />This summer’s repair work also includes several area shared-use paths, including portions of <br />the North Bank and West Bank paths and a section of Fern Ridge Path from Chambers to Arthur <br />streets. <br />ththth <br />Work already has begun on Jefferson Street (19 to 28 avenues) and 24 Avenue (Jefferson <br />to Chambers streets). Meanwhile, crews from Eugene Water & Electric Board, Northwest Natural and <br />other utilities are working at numerous locations to take care of underground lines before paving work <br />starts. City staff also have been coordinating the busy construction schedule with schools, businesses <br />and neighborhood groups. <br /> “It’s important for the City to do as much pavement preservation as possible each year <br />because we have a backlog of almost $120 million in needed roadwork projects,” said City Engineer <br />Mark Schoening. “The City’s goal is to fix streets before they fail because this is the most cost- <br />effective way to spend pavement preservation funds.” <br />To learn more about specific projects planned for 2012, visit www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects. <br />For traffic updates, go to www.keepusmoving.info, or follow EugenePW on Twitter. <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 />