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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />September 4, 2009 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Eric Jones, Public Works Public Affairs Manager, 541-682-5523 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Dedication Marks Successful Completion of Bailey Hill Road Improvement Project <br />More than $1.3 million in improvements to Bailey Hill Road will be dedicated on <br />Tuesday, Sept. 8. The dedication event begins at 11 a.m. near the corner of Bailey Hill Road <br />and Westleigh Street. <br />Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy will be joined by Councilor Chris Pryor, members of the <br />Churchill Area Neighbors, school district officials and others to celebrate the completion of the <br />Bailey Hill Road project. A key goal of the project was to improve safety by redesigning a four- <br />lane section of roadway to a street that has one through lane in each direction, turn lanes and <br />medians in the center, and paved bike lanes on each side of the street. Additional safety <br />features include new crosswalks integrated with median pedestrian refuges and a new type of <br />pedestrian-activated signal to alert motorists when pedestrians and cyclists are crossing the <br />street by the Churchill skate park. <br />Also as part of the project, new paving was constructed the full length of Bailey Hill Road <br />th <br />from 18 Avenue to Bertelsen Road and a sidewalk was built along the east side of Bailey Hill <br />Road from the Churchill Plaza area to Warren Street. <br />The primary source of funding for the $1.34 million project is $960,000 from the voter- <br />approved street-repair bond measure, which paid for the paving work. A $360,000 grant from <br />the Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Program will pay for the safety improvements, including the <br />construction of the medians, crosswalks, and the new signal. Other project funding includes <br />approximately $20,000 from development fees, and $160 raised by the sister of the young boy <br />who was killed crossing Bailey Hill Road in August 2007. <br />More information about the project is available at www.eugene-or/pwprojects. <br /># # # <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ? City of Eugene ? 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ? Fax 541-682-6826 ? www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />