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June 21, 2007 <br /> CONTACT: Jenifer Willer, Project Manager, 541-682-5364. <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Work Continues on Project to Repair Portion of North Bank Trail <br /> Work on the North Bank Trail has reached a significant milestone, but cyclists and <br /> i pedestrians will need to be patient for another month as construction continues. <br /> i <br /> The popular bike and pedestrian route has been closed since early May to allow crews to <br /> repair a 1.5-mile-long section of the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Trail between the Greenway Bridge <br /> at Valley River Center and Club Road near the Ferry Street Bridge. Wildish Construction Co, the <br /> general contractor on the $785,000 City of Eugene path resurfacing project, has now finished the <br /> <br /> II concrete overlay portion of the repairs. The overlay took 180 loads of concrete totaling almost <br /> i <br /> 2,000 cubic yards. <br /> The next steps include backfilling the shoulder areas next to the path with top soil and <br /> replacing and installing 3,000 feet of railing that protects path users from steep drop-offs into the <br /> Willamette River. For safety reasons, the path will remain closed until the railing work has been <br /> completed i'n late July. <br /> I <br /> While the path is closed, cyclists and pedestrians can use the South Bank Trail on the <br /> other side of the river as a detour route. The Greenway Bridge and the DeFazio Bridge remain <br /> open to allaw path users to cross the river on either end of the construction. . <br /> <br /> !I, <br /> Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> ~I 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />