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December 16, 2008 <br /> CONTACT: Eric Jones, Public Affairs Manager, 541-682-5523 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> <br /> ' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Public Works Crews Gain Traction as Winter Storm Continues <br /> Eugene Public Works crews have worked around the clock since early Monday morning to <br /> manage ice and snow buildups on more than 500 miles of city streets. <br /> As of mid-morning today, all priority ice-snow routes in Eugene have been inspected. <br /> Treatments -plowing, sanding and liquid deicer -have been applied at hundreds of locations, with <br /> the focus on intersections and steep grades. The busiest streets and major bus routes have been <br /> treated four or five times to provide traction as the winter storm continues. <br /> Crews and equipment are being dispatched from the Public Works Emergency Command <br /> Center on Roosevelt Boulevard. Eight Public Works dump trucks have been outfitted with plows, <br /> sanders or deicing tanks. Motorists are advised to give wide berth to sanding trucks and plows, <br /> which continue to patrol the streets. <br /> To date, more than 400 cubic yards of sand have been applied to city streets, and Public <br /> Works and crews from the Eugene Water & Electric Board are working cooperatively to replenish <br /> sand supplies at the Public Works yard on Roosevelt Boulevard. Public Works is also partnering <br /> with the Oregon Department of Transportation to get adequate supplies of liquid deicer. <br /> An ice-snow parking ban remains in effect on priority routes. More information about the <br /> parking ban can be found of www.eugene-or.gov (click on the link under city news): Property <br /> owners are reminded that it is their responsibility to keep sidewalks safe and clear of ice and snow. <br /> The National Weather Service is predicting freezing temperatures today, with a forecast of <br /> freezing rain and more snow on Wednesday afternoon. <br /> "We can't control the weather, but we will do our best to keep the streets passable," said <br /> Eric Johnson, who is managing operations in the Emergency Command Center. <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 />