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<br /> <br /> <br />May 16, 2013 <br /> <br />CONTACT: John Bonham, Project Manager, 541-682-5300 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Fifth Avenue to Be Closed for Repairs Between Jefferson and Washington <br />Fifth Avenue between Washington and Jefferson streets is scheduled to be closed for <br />approximately five days beginning Monday, May 20, as work continues on a $3.5 million project to <br />repair badly deteriorated portions of Fifth Avenue, Blair Boulevard and Van Buren Street in <br />Eugene’s north downtown and Whiteaker areas. <br />Repairs to underground utilities are nearing completion, and concrete repairs to sidewalks <br />and curbs are under way. Beginning Monday, the general contractor, Wildish Construction, will <br />start the actual street repairs on Fifth between Washington and Jefferson. <br />The street repair work involves removing the entire roadway and rebuilding it from the <br />ground up. This requires full closure of the road segments under construction. While the block <br />between Washington and Jefferson is being repaired, the north-south intersections at Washington <br />and Jefferson will be closed as well. Motorists and cyclists will be directed to use alternate routes <br />until asphalt paving has been placed, probably on Friday, May 24, weather permitting. <br />With more than a mile of streets scheduled for repair under this specific project, one- and <br />two-block closures are scheduled throughout the summer. Commuters should use alternate routes <br />to avoid delays and detours. Access to residences and local businesses will be maintained to the <br />maximum extent possible, and residents are encouraged to shop at local businesses. Lane Transit <br />District buses will detour around the construction zone. For up-to-date information on current <br />detours call LTD at 541-687-5555 or visit LTD.org. <br />When the project is completed later this fall, travel will be greatly improved for motorists, <br />pedestrians and cyclists. The primary source of funding for the project is the 2008 voter-approved <br />bond measure to fix streets. Other sources of funding include approximately $180,000 from the <br />City’s Community Block Grant program and funds from local stormwater and wastewater funds for <br />underground pipe repairs. <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 />