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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />November 26, 2012 <br /> <br />CONTACT: <br />Doug Singer, Public Works Civil Engineer, 541-682-8460 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />th <br />Section of Amazon Creek Structure Collapses Near 24 Avenue <br />thth <br />The Amazon shared-use path will be closed between 19 and 24 avenues during <br />daytime hours today and Tuesday to repair the damage caused when a 28-foot-long section of <br />th <br />concrete wall along Amazon Creek just north of 24 Avenue collapsed into the creek. <br />Civil engineers from the Eugene Public Works Department have hired Kipco of Eugene <br />to repair the damage, which occurred Saturday. It appears that the 50-year-old concrete <br />structure has been failing for several years and finally gave way after last week’s saturating <br />rains. <br />Based on a preliminary investigation, there are no immediate public safety issues with <br />the collapsed structure. The Amazon shared-use path and the adjacent ball fields are more than <br />30 feet away from the edge of the channel. <br />Public Works Engineering is also conducting a study of the structural stability of the <br />th <br />concrete-lined section of Amazon Creek from 24 Avenue to the Fairgrounds west of Jefferson <br />Street. <br /># # # <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 />