Work Scheduled to Start May 2 on River Avenue Improvement Project

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April 30, 2047 CONTACT: Project Manager Joe Ramirez, 541-682-5228 From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE i Work Scheduled to Start May 2 on River Avenue Improvement Project With utility work substantially completed by EWER, Qwest and Comcast, the City's contractor is gearing up to improve River Avenue between River Road and Beltline. Delta Sand & Gravel is the general contractor for the project, which is scheduled to begin Wednesday, May 2. ' The Public Works Engineering Division is managing the project. The street design was a collaborative effort involving residents and businesses on River Avenue and representatives from local neighborhood groups and the Eugene Bike Coalition. When completed in the fall, the one-mile-long street will include two vehicle travel lanes and a center turn lane, curb and gutter, sidewalks along the full length of the north side of the street, bike lanes on the 1 west end of the street and a 12-foot-wide multi-use path on the east end, street trees, stormwater I bioswales for water quality treatment, a parking bay at the east end, and street lights. Funding for the $3.3 million project is coming from assessments to abutting property owners and from a mix of transportation, stormwater and wastewater system development charges. During construction, at least one lane wilt be open at all times. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers dining the contractor's work hours. Construction updates will be provided on the City's traffic relief web site, www.eugene-or.gov/traffic and on the metro roadwork hotline, 984-8484. For more information, visit the project web site at www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects (from the j list of projects on the left, click on the River Avenue link). i Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw 858 Pear! Street, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us