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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />October 17, 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 /> <br />Willamette Street Set to Reopen on Friday <br />Willamette Street between 18 and 24 avenues is scheduled to reopen to through traffic <br />thth <br />on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. <br />The five-block section of Willamette Street from 18 to 23 avenues has been under <br />thrd <br />construction since early August, with through traffic detoured to alternate routes much of the time. <br />When the street reopens on Friday, motorists should watch for new lane configurations on <br />Willamette Street at 18 Avenue and also for new bicycle lanes on Willamette Street. Earlier this <br />th <br />week, bicycle lanes were striped from 17 to 23 avenues for southbound cycle traffic and from <br />thrd <br />24 to 20 avenues for northbound cycle traffic. Bike lanes also were added on 20 Avenue from <br />ththth <br />Willamette to Oak streets and Oak Street from 20 to 17 avenues. <br />thth <br /> The fully repaired street includes rebuilt crosswalks, a new traffic diverter at 19 and <br />th <br />Willamette and a newly constructed asphalt driving surface throughout the length of the project. <br />Some minor clean-up work remains, but no more significant lane closures are anticipated. <br /> Wildish Construction was the general contractor on the $936,000 project, which was funded <br />by a combination of local gas taxes, a voter-approved bond measure to fix city streets and <br />transportation system development charges. <br /> For more information on this and other City of Eugene road projects, go to www.eugene- <br />or.gov/traffic. <br /> <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 />