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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />April 8, 2013 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Jenifer Willer, Pavement Preservation Program Manager, 541-501-0376 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />2013 Will Be Another Busy Year for Public Works Projects in Eugene <br />Another busy road repair season gets under way in Eugene in April. More than 15 major street <br />repair jobs are on tap, along with public works projects designed to improve city parks, fix <br />underground stormwater and wastewater systems, and improve the Eugene Airport. <br /> The first street repair project starts the week of April 8 on Coburg Road from Willakenzie <br />Road north to Beltline. This $687,000 project, funded primarily by federal grants and local gas taxes, <br />continues pavement repairs where the 2011 project left off. In addition, pedestrian and bicycling <br />improvements will be made on Coburg Road from Beltline to Oakway Road. Wildish Construction of <br />Eugene was the low bidder on the job. Depending on the weather, all work is expected to be completed <br />by the end of May. Later in the season, the section of Coburg Road from Chad Drive north to County <br />Farm Road is scheduled for repairs. <br />Starting in May, one of the bigger contracts being managed by Eugene Public Works will begin. <br />Fifth Avenue from High Street to Blair Boulevard, Blair Boulevard from Monroe Street to Second <br />Avenue and Van Buren Street from Blair Boulevard north to the railroad tracks will be reconstructed. <br />Because of the extensive amount of repair work required to fix these streets, several blocks at a time <br />will be closed to through traffic. Total cost of the project is estimated at $3.5 million, with the primary <br />source of revenue coming from 2008 voter-approved bond funds. More information about this project <br />can be found at www.eugene-or.gov/FifthBlair. <br />Repairs to Lorane Highway from Paige Avenue to Washington Street will also get an early start. <br />This project will rehabilitate the existing roadway using a process in which the existing structure is <br />mixed in place with cement to create a stable road base, with a new asphalt surface applied to the top. <br />Work on the Lorane Highway project is scheduled to begin in mid-May. <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 /> <br />