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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 30, 2013 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Teri Higgins, Project Manager, 541-682-8462 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Sewer Upgrade Project Will Affect Barger Drive Traffic Starting August 5 <br />Work has begun on a project to upgrade the wastewater system in west Eugene. The project <br />includes constructing a new, 750-foot-long sewer line in Barger Drive from a pump station on Terry <br />Street to a pump station on West Irwin Way. <br />When completed, the new line will provide an emergency bypass for wastewater flows in <br />the event that the West Irwin pump station experiences a power outage or other serious <br />mechanical problems. Currently, if the West Irwin pump station is out of service, wastewater could <br />overflow into a nearby stormwater channel. The new line will reroute wastewater overflows to the <br />Terry Street pump station. <br />Because the new bypass line works by gravity flow, the trench to install the pipe is quite <br />deep – up to 16 feet in some locations. To ensure safety for the traveling public and for construction <br />workers, the portion of Barger Drive between Terry Street and West Irwin Way likely be closed for <br />up to two weeks beginning Monday, August 5. If Barger Drive is closed, Lane Transit District will <br />use alternate bus routes and motorists will be directed to use Royal Avenue or other area streets to <br />avoid the construction zone. <br />The work is being done by Delta Construction of Eugene, under contract to the Eugene <br />Public Works Department. Funding for the $550,000 project is coming from wastewater user fees. <br />Construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of August. For more information on <br />this and other local public improvement projects, visit www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects. <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 />