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I',~ <br /> July 25, 2007 <br /> - - 460 <br /> CONTACT: Steve Gallup, Project Manager, 541 682 8 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> West 18th Avenue at Bailey Hill Road to be Closed for Construction Beginning July 30 <br /> This summer's pavement preservation program is in full swing, and construction-related <br /> street closures are scheduled to begin next week at 18th Avenue and Bailey Hill Road. <br /> So far, the paving contractor working on West 18th Avenue has focused on localized <br /> subsurface repairs between City View Street and Brittany Drive. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday, <br /> July 30, Morse Bros. is scheduled to close the west half of the existing asphalt intersection at <br /> Bailey Hill Road and 18th Avenue and begin reconstructing the intersection with a concrete <br /> i <br /> surface. <br /> It will take a week for the first concrete section to cure, and then the work will shift to the <br /> east side of the intersection. During that two-week period the intersection will be closed to all <br /> east-west through traffic and vehicles will be directed to use alternate routes. <br /> Bailey Hill Road will remain open, and north- and southbound traffic will be channeled <br /> through the open half of the intersection. The rebuilt intersection should be fully reopened by <br /> 'i <br /> August 13. The remainder of the work will focus on constructing a new asphalt surface on Bailey <br /> Hill Road from 11th to 18th avenues and 18th Avenue from Bailey Hill Road to City View Street. <br /> Meanwhile, on the other end of 18th Avenue, lane closures continue between Agate and <br /> i <br /> j Alder streets. The intersection of 19th Avenue and Agate Street, which was closed this week for <br /> reconstruction, is scheduled to be reopened on July 31. <br /> ~ Several local bike paths also are affected by construction. The North Bank Trail between <br /> ~ the Greenway Bridge and Club Road is scheduled to reopen on August 1. The East Bank Trail <br /> II will likely remain closed into September as work continues on the Delta Ponds project. And the <br /> Garden Way Path from Garden Way to the Canoe Canal in Alton Baker Park is scheduled to be <br /> closed for resurfacing beginning in early August. <br /> For updates on area road construction, call the Metro Roadwork Hotline at 984-8484, or <br /> i I~ on the web at www.eugene-or.gov/traffic. <br /> <br /> _ Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw _ _ _ <br /> 858 Pearl Street, Eugene, Oregon 97501 • 541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />