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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />September 6, 2013 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Patrick Cox, Project Manager, 541-682-6854 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Creek and Path Repairs to Close Sections of Fern Ridge Path <br />Work is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 9, on a dual project to stabilize Amazon Creek and <br />fix the multi-use Fern Ridge Path between Bertelsen Road and Greenhill Road. <br /> The Amazon Creek bank stabilization project between Bertelsen Road and Royal Avenue is <br />designed to repair the eroded banks and improve the stream’s ability to convey stormwater. <br />The bank stabilization project will be immediately followed by a path repair project from <br />Terry Street to Greenhill Road. The path project will replace broken sections of the concrete path <br />and make improvements to the path lighting system. <br />Both projects will be done by Oregon Woods, Inc., of Eugene, under contract to the Eugene <br />Public Works Department. All project work is scheduled to be substantially completed by mid- <br />December. <br />The back-to-back projects will cause several detours, including the closure of the path <br />between Terry Street and the railroad tracks beginning Tuesday, Sept. 10. Signage will be posted at <br />critical junctions in the path network to show the current detour in effect. <br />The $490,000 creek stabilization project is funded by stormwater user fees. The $300,000 <br />path project is funded by a federal grant and local system development fees. <br />For more information about this and other local road and multi-use path projects, go to <br />www.keepusmoving.info. <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 />