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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />April 10, 2008 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />TRAFFIC CHANGES COMING AS STREET WORK CONTINUES IN NEW COURTHOUSE DISTRICT <br />WILLAMETTE STREET STUDY FOLLOW-UP COMMUNITY MEETING SET FOR APRIL 16 <br /> <br />UNPLUG YOURSELF FOR TURNOFF WEEK <br />POPULAR SPENCER BUTTE PARK TRAIL IMPROVED <br />WORKSHOP SET APRIL 17 TO LOOK AT WESTMORELAND PARK PATH IMPROVEMENTS <br />DESIGN PROCESS BEGINS FOR WILLAMETTE RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT <br />EUROPEAN TRAVEL CHANNEL PROJECT TO HIGHLIGHT EUGENE ART AND CULTURE <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Traffic Changes Coming As Street Work Continues in New Courthouse District <br />th <br />Major traffic changes to Highway 99W traffic between East 11 Avenue and High Street will occur over <br />the next several weeks as work continues on the second phase of street improvements in the new <br />downtown courthouse district. <br /> <br />On Monday, April 14, crews are scheduled to temporarily close the section of Mill Street just past the <br />northbound onramp to the Ferry Street viaduct. All westbound traffic will be required to detour on <br />Broadway. Through traffic can use High Street to reach Sixth Avenue. The temporary closure will allow <br />the contractor to construct the improvements on Mill Street on the west side of the federal courthouse. <br />Access to the viaduct is expected to be open at all times. Project staff has been working with staff at the <br />new federal courthouse to mitigate construction and travel impacts as much as possible. <br /> <br />Another big change coming in late April will be the rerouting of westbound traffic along a new section of <br />Hilyard Street between Broadway and High. The new route parallels the railroad tracks on the north side <br />of the Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse and connects to Sixth Avenue at High Street. Motorists <br />traveling over the Ferry Street Bridge will use the Broadway-Mill viaduct route as they have in the past. <br />People traveling to the downtown area can either remain on Broadway or use the new route to access <br />the north end of downtown. <br /> <br /> <br />The changes are designed to reduce traffic volumes at the intersection of EighthAvenue and Mill Street <br />to allow a signalized intersection and pedestrian crossing. <br /> <br />During the Olympic Trials, from late June to early July, all streets in the courthouse area will be fully <br />operational, and no construction delays are anticipated. Once the Olympic Trials are over, the contractor <br />will resume work, focusing on signalizing the intersection of Eighth Avenue at Mill Street to improve the <br />connection between downtown and the courthouse district and paving the existing sections of Highway <br />th <br />99 between East 11 and Sixth avenues. Construction is expected to be completed in fall 2008. <br /> <br />The $4 million courthouse area transportation improvement project is a cooperative effort involving the <br />City of Eugene and the Oregon Department of Transportation, with funding coming from Lane County, <br />the federal government and the City of Eugene. Wildish Construction Company of Eugene is the general <br />contractor. For more information, contact Joe Ramirez, Project Manager, at 682-5228, or visit the <br />project web site at www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />April 11, 2008 <br />