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For Immediate Release 09/03/08

Major Road Construction Report for Lane County

Contacts: Dave Brown, Lane County Field Engineering superintendent, 682-6994; Eric Jones, City of Eugene Public Work Public Affairs manager, 954-2938; Dave Wobbe, Lane County Special Projects supervisor, 682-6946

Major road construction for the week of September 7, 2008. Schedule is subject to change due to weather delays.

EUGENE
Tyler and Polk streets between Sixth and Seventh avenues: Subject to periodic closures for thru traffic. Access will be maintained for businesses. Watch for trucks entering and departing from the alley.

North Game Farm Road: Road will be closed to northbound traffic by the end of the week. Northbound traffic must detour the area via Beltline to Coburg Road. Southbound traffic is advised to watch for construction equipment and workers and expect brief delays.

Adams Street from West 12th Avenue to West 11th Avenue: Watch for construction equipment and expect brief delays. Parking on Adams Street will not be available.

Tyler Street between West 27th Avenue and West 27th Place:Watch for construction equipment and expect brief delays.

Adams Alley from West 26th Avenue to West 27th Avenue and Friendly Alley from West 27th Avenue to West 28th Avenue:Watch for construction equipment and expect brief delays. Alley access will be limited.

Delta Ponds Habitat Enhancement: Good Pasture Island Road - watch for construction equipment traffic in the Delta Ponds area.

Legacy Wastewater Interceptor Project - Phase 2: All construction is located off public streets and rights-of-way but construction traffic will be apparent on South Terry Street, Roosevelt Boulevard from Beltline to Terry Street and Royal Avenue from Terry Street and a half-mile to the west. Watch for truck traffic entering and leaving the roadway on Royal Avenue a half-mile west of Terry Street and at the Roosevelt/Terry Street roundabout.

Courthouse District Transportation Improvements Phase 2: Expect southbound lane closures on the Ferry Street viaduct between the Sixth Avenue off ramp and Eighth Avenue and lane closures on southbound Mill Street, north of Eighth Avenue.  The right turn movement onto Eighth Avenue from the Ferry Street viaduct will be closed. Traffic control devices are in place on Mill Street.

West Seventh Alley between Lincoln Street and Charnelton Street:Watch for construction equipment traffic and expect brief delays. Parking in the alley will not be available and access through the Alley will be limited.

Grant Street from West 17th Avenue North to the Amazon Channel:Watch for construction equipment traffic and expect brief delays. Parking on Grant Street will not be available.

SPRINGFIELD
The Bob Straub Parkway has been open to traffic from Jasper Road to Main Street in Springfield. There are a few construction activities to complete and traffic will be controlled by flaggers as necessary. All motorists are to exercise caution when traveling through the Parkway.

COTTAGE GROVE
London Road: Bridge construction at milepost 8, 11 and 13. Expect intermittent delays and one-way traffic around construction areas. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers, as necessary.

VENETA
Bolton Hill Road: Road construction and pipe installation from Territorial Highway, westerly to Dogwood. Traffic will be controlled by flaggers, as necessary. Expect occasional road closures and detours.

DEADWOOD AREA
Deadwood Creek Road at milepost 3.98 (Schwartz Creek): Traffic detoured to one-lane bypass road at night with possible delays during daytime working hours.

For more information and travel alternatives, please see www.keepusmoving.info

For more information on projects within Eugene, please contact the City of Eugene’s Metro Roadwork Hotline at 984-8484 or visit the City's road work web site: www.eugene-or.gov/traffic

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Amber Fossen
Public Information Officer
Lane County Government
125 E. Eighth Ave.
Eugene, Oregon 97401
(541) 682.3718
(541) 359.9143 (cell)

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