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' .> <br />Administrative Order No. 58-99-O1 <br />of the <br />Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br />Weight limit and lane use restrictions on the bridge on 18th Avenue <br />approximately 0.44 mile west of Bertelsen Road. <br />The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. The Eugene Code provides that the City Manager or the manager's designee shall <br />exercise specific traffic duties by administrative action, including: <br />- Implementing ordinances, resolutions, and motions of the Council and his or <br />her own orders by installing traffic control devices; <br />- Designating truck routes or streets where trucks are prohibited; <br />- Restrict the use of certain streets by any class or kind of vehicle to protect the <br />streets from damage; <br />- Establishing, maintaining, removing or altering all traffic control areas and <br />traffic control devices including traffic control signals, signs, and pavement <br />markings, <br />- Closing a street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic; and <br />- Providing for and regulating access to and from any street; <br />and <br />B. The Oregon Department of Transportation has conducted an inspection of the bridge <br />on 18th Avenue approximately 0.44 mile west of Bertelsen Road; and <br />C. The results of the bridge inspection revealed that the bridge is structurally deficient, <br />with a Sufficiency Rating of 39.4; and <br />D. ODOT has recommended the following posting and lane restrictions: <br />- use of the bridge should limited to vehicles with a maximum gross weight of <br />five tons; and <br />- traffic should be restricted to a minimum of 1 '/2 feet from the exterior <br />stringers; and <br />the above recommendations should remain in effect until suggested repairs <br />and replacements described by ODOT have been completed. <br />