Work Starts Monday on Repairs to West Bank Path

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August 23, 2012 CONTACT: Doug Singer, Project Manager, 541-682-8460 From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Work Starts Monday on Repairs to West Bank Path Work is scheduled to begin Monday, August 27, on a project to resurface a portion of the West Bank Path between the Greenway Bridge near Valley River and Stephens Drive off River Road. The existing 3,200-foot-long asphalt path will be resurfaced with concrete, and several sections of the concrete path at the south end of Maurie Jacobs Park will be replaced. Brown Contracting of Eugene has been hired by the City of Eugene to do the work. During construction, which is estimated to take about eight weeks to complete, the path will be closed. Cyclists and other users of the shared-use path can detour around the project on the East Bank Path on the other side of the Willamette River (cross at the Owosso Bridge and the Greenway Bridge) or on the sidewalks and bike lanes along River Road between Fir Lane and Stults Avenue. The primary source of funding for the estimated $425,000 project is the 2008 voter-approved bond measure to fix streets and bike paths. On bike paths elsewhere around town, work is substantially complete on the section of the Fern Ridge Path between Chambers and Arthur streets although occasional closures are likely as the contractor installs railings and does other finish work. Reconstruction of the North Bank Path between the DeFazio Bridge and Leisure Lane is scheduled to begin in early September. More information about this another City of Eugene road and bike path repair projects can be found at www.keepusmoving.info. # # # Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw