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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />March 28, 2013 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Tom Larsen, Traffic Engineer, 541-682-4959 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Extended Closure of Olive Street to Start April 1 for Safety Reasons <br />Olive Street between 12 and 13 avenues will be closed for approximately six months starting <br />thth <br />April 1 to protect motorists, cyclists and pedestrians from heavy equipment and construction activity <br />on a major housing project being constructed by Capstone Collegiate Communities. <br />The closure includes sidewalks on both sides of Olive Street between 12 and 13 avenues as <br />thth <br />well as the sidewalks on the north side of 13 Avenue between Charnelton and Willamette and the <br />th <br />sidewalk on the west side of Willamette next to the building site. The closed areas will be fenced off to <br />keep motorists, cyclists and pedestrians a safe distance from active work zones. <br />Last fall, the West 12 Alley between Olive and Willamette streets was closed, and that access <br />th <br />route will remain closed until a new accessway for pedestrians and cyclists is opened. Also this spring, <br />one lane on the north side of 13 Avenue between Charnelton and Olive streets will be closed to allow <br />th <br />trucks to off-load materials and equipment for the construction of the second phase of the Capstone <br />project on the west side of Olive Street. <br />Safety is the number-one reason for closing the rights of way during construction. Large cranes <br />will be moving heavy loads overhead, including across Olive Street. Large trucks, concrete pumpers and <br />other heavy equipment will be parked in or crossing Olive Street and off-loading materials on the north <br />side of 13th Avenue. Building walls and other structures will be built near the closed sidewalks, and <br />pedestrians and cyclists could be injured by falling equipment or construction materials. As an <br />indication of the amount of truck traffic, the Capstone contractor estimates an average of 60 trucks will <br />enter the work zone each day, and as many as 100 trucks per day may enter the site on a busy day. <br />Under the terms of a City-approved traffic control plan, advanced signage will be installed to <br />advise travelers to use alternate routes. Traffic conditions will be monitored, and traffic control will be <br />modified if necessary. The City’s traffic engineer has worked with Lane Transit District staff to develop <br />alternate routes for buses that currently use the Olive Street corridor. <br />More closure information, including detailed maps, are available at www.eugene- <br />or.gov/CapstoneClosures. <br /> <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 />