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For Immediate Release 09/24/08

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 28, 2008. Schedule is subject to change due to weather delays.

EUGENE
35th Place from 36th Avenue to 37th Avenue: Watch for construction equipment traffic, lane closures and lane shifts. The street will be closed to through traffic; only local access will be allowed. No on-street parking will be allowed during construction. Work will include placement of aggregate base shoulder material and miscellaneous cleanup.

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

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

Berntzen Road from Royal Avenue to Elmira Road: Watch for construction equipment traffic, lane closures and lane shifts. The street will be closed to through traffic; only local access will be allowed. No on-street parking during construction. Work will include placement of aggregate base shoulder material and miscellaneous cleanup.

Bond Lane from Norkenzie Road to Fir Acres Drive: Watch for construction equipment traffic, lane closures and lane shifts. The street will be closed to through traffic; only local access will be allowed. No on-street parking will be allowed during construction. Work will include placement of aggregate base shoulder material and miscellaneous cleanup.

Buck Street from 14th Avenue to 17th Avenue: The work will take place on September 23 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The street will be closed to thru traffic and only local residents will have access and egress to Buck Street.

City View between West 21st and West 22nd avenues: Watch for trucks, construction equipment and lane closures.

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 closeduntil the second week in October. Pavement asphalt overlay on Franklin, Broadway, and Mill is expected to be completed early in the week,starting at 7 p.m. and stopping at 5:30 a.m.Expect lane closures for east and westbound traffic.

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard: Watch for lane changes/closures.

Mclean Boulevard between Graham Drive and Mclean Court: Watch for trucks, construction equipment and lane closures.

Monroe Alley between West 24th and West 27th avenues: Watch for trucks and construction equipment. Alley access will be limited or closed periodically.

North Game Farm Road: Depending on the Contractor’s work, the road may be closed to northbound traffic. During the road closure, northbound traffic should follow signing to detour the area via Beltline to Coburg Road. Otherwise, all traffic is advised to watch for flaggers, construction equipment and workers and expect brief delays.

Pine Canyon Drive west of Huckleberry Drive: Watch for trucks and lane closures.

Roosevelt Boulevard from Chambers Street to Seneca Road: Watch for construction equipment traffic, lane closures and lane shifts. Two-way traffic will be allowed at all times. Expect delays and use alternative routes if possible. Work may include dig out repairs of failed pavement sections, reconstruction of the ADA ramp at the southeast corner of Foch Street, and electrical conduit work.

Tyler Street between West 27th Avenue and West 27th Place: Watch for trucks, construction equipment and lane closures.

West 24th Avenue between Garfield and Chambers streets: Watch for trucks and construction equipment. Parking on West 24th will not be available at times.

West Amazon Drive from Address 5215 to Fox Hollow Road: Watch for construction equipment traffic, lane closures and lane shifts. The street will be closed to through traffic; only local access will be allowed. No on-street parking will be allowed during construction. Work will include placement of aggregate base shoulder material and miscellaneous cleanup.

SPRINGFIELD
Bob Straub Parkway: 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.

VENETA
Bolton Hill Road: The Bolton Hill Road has been opened to traffic. There are a few construction activities to complete and traffic will be controlled by flaggers as necessary.

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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