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<br />0¤ ±« 3³±¤¤³ <br /> <br />2¤¢®¬¬¤­£ ³¨®­Ȁ ¨­²³ ««   °´ £ȃ¦ ³¤ ²¸²³¤¬  ³ ³§¨² ¢±®²²¨­¦ȁ <br />Medians are not feasible due to <br />driveway intrusions. Both closure and one-way street options would cause excessive disruption to <br /> <br /> <br />(¨¦§ 3³±¤¤³ <br />2¤¢®¬¬¤­£ ³¨®­Ȁ ¨­²³ ««   °´ £ȃ¦ ³¤ ²¸²³¤¬  ³ ³§¨² ¢±®²²¨­¦ȁ "¤¢ ´²¤ ³§¨² ¢±®²²¨­¦ § ² ³§¤ §¨¦§¤²³ <br />¯¤£¤²³±¨ ­ ¢®´­³  ­£ ³§¤ ²¤¢®­£ȃ§¨¦§¤²³ ¡¨ª¤²ȃ¯¤±ȃ£ ¸ ¢®´­³Ǿ ¨³ ¨² ±¤¢®¬¬¤­£¤£ ³§ ³ ¯¤£¤²³±¨ ­ ¦ ³¤² <br />¡¤ ¨­²³ ««¤£ȁ <br />During the diagnostic site review, UP and ODOT Rail strongly recommended <br />permanently removing the southbound right-turn onto Fifth and the northbound left-turn onto <br />High. This would effectively create a one-way street for one block of Fifth Avenue. Later <br />consultation with FRA determined that a quad-gate system would work. Medians are not feasible <br />due to the proximity of Fifth Avenue. <br /> <br />%¨¦§³§ lj (¨«¸ ±£ 3³±¤¤³ <br /> <br />Subsequent to the Panel recommendation for the relocation of the Eight & Hilyard Street rail <br />crossing, City staff developed an alternative that uses the existing crossing. The alternative includes <br />realigning Eighth Avenue to its original alignment, using the existing rail crossing and constructing <br />a roundabout on the EWEB Riverfront property. The roundabout provides access to both the EWEB <br />property and the University of Oregon Riverfront Research Park. This alternative meets the goal of <br />connecting downtown to the Willamette River along Eighth Avenue. This alternative was presented <br />to the Diagnostic Review Team and several members of the team identified technical issues with <br />the alternative. The City has retained an engineering consultant to conduct additional engineering <br />analyses to address the issues identified by the Diagnostic Review Team. This alternative negates <br />the requirement to close Lincoln Street as part of a new, realigned 8 Ave crossing. Although it <br />th <br />should be noted that the Amtrak layover siding project would still necessitate closing Lincoln Street <br />crossing. This alternative was supported by the Citizen Panel at its November 14, 2016 meeting. <br /> <br />!££¨³¨®­ « 3 ¥¤³¸ )¬¯±®µ¤¬¤­³² <br />In addition to the safety measures required to obtain a railroad quiet zone, panel members <br />discussed and recommended that the project include several other safety improvements: <br /> <br />Fencing <br /> Panel members strongly recommended that the project include approximately <br />7,000 lineal fee of fencing to fill gaps and missing sections of fencing along the rail line. This <br />is intended to discourage people from walking on or along the railroad tracks. The <br />recommendation is based primarily on the fact that most of the train crashes in Eugene <br />involve pedestrians or cyclists. In fact, there have been no train crashes involving motor <br />vehicles in Eugene for more than 10 years. The cost of the fencing improvements is <br />estimated at $325,000 to $350,000, and consideration would be given to fence designs that <br />are attractive as well as effective at discouraging trespassing on railroad property. <br />0¤£¤²³±¨ ­ ¦ ³¤² <br /> The panel recommended including pedestrian gates at two quad-gate <br />crossings: High Street and 8th Avenue/Hilyard Street. The panel split on a recommendation <br />of the American Council of the Blind that pedestrian gates be added at the Washington <br />Street and Pearl Street crossings, with the majority in favor of reducing project costs by not <br />including additional pedestrian gates at this time. Cost of constructing pedestrian gates is <br />approximately $200,000 per crossing. In some locations it may be possible to add <br />pedestrian gates at a later date. <br /> 10 <br /> <br /> <br />