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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />May 29, 2013 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Katie Marwitz, Project Manager, 541-501-0380 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Park Road Repairs Coming in June <br /> <br />Access to two of Eugene’s best-known community parks will be easier as the result <br />of a park road repair project slated in June. <br />The paving project includes repairs in Hendricks Park (Fairmount Boulevard from <br />Floral Hill Drive to the west park entrance) and the upper portion of Skinner Butte Park <br />(East Third Avenue from Pearl Street to Skinner Butte Loop, Skinner Butte Loop from Third <br />Avenue to Lincoln Street, Lincoln Street from Third Avenue to near the climbing columns, <br />and West Second Avenue from Lincoln Street to Lincoln Alley). <br />Knife River Corporation has been hired to do the repair work, which includes <br />surface milling and paving as well as full-depth repairs on the heavily damaged Henricks <br />Park roadway. Construction is scheduled to begin in early June and be completed several <br />weeks later, weather permitting. <br />Hendricks Park is Eugene's oldest city park. Its 80 acres includes a world-renowned <br />rhododendron garden and a native plant garden. <br />Skinner Butte Park includes 100 acres of property along the Willamette River just <br />north of downtown Eugene. It’s upper portion includes the Skinner Butte overlook and the <br />Columns climbing area. <br />Sections of the park roadways will be closed during construction. However, access <br />to the parks, including the Skinner Butte overlook, will be provided via alternate routes. <br />For directions on how to access park areas or to check on reservations or other scheduled <br />activities in the parks, call the Eugene Parks and Open Space Division at 541-682-4800. <br />Funding for the $500,000 project is coming from the City of Eugene’s road fund. For <br />updates on this and other local road repair projects go to www.keepusmoving.info. <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 />