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MVLSP AXIMIZING ALUE IN OCAL TREET ROJECTS One of the 2017 PPP contracts included work on seven low volume residential streets in the Harlow area neighborhood. This contract was a great example of the work engineering staff does to deliver projects to the public that are appropriate in scope and fiscally responsible by utilizing a variety of treatment and rehabilitation techniques. The initial project scoping called for the costly reconstruction of four of the seven project streets and an overlay of the remaining three. The final project design included four different treatment techniques and no traditional reconstruction. The rehabilitation techniques included traditional inlay and overlay as well as RAP base and ICTB on the busiest street segment. RAP Base is a process Eugene is using and refining for low volume residential streets. Instead of removing and hauling away the existing asphalt surfacing during the milling process, Compacted RAP Base on Pioneer Ct. the recycled material is left on site and reused as a base material that is reshaped, compacted, and paved over. The process adds strength to the existing roadway structure and helps provide a new roadway surface that is cost effective and appropriate for the low volume use of local neighborhood streets. Eugene first used this RAP Base technique in 2016 for a pair of local fuel-tax funded streets. The process was refined for use in 2017 and we anticipate its continued use in 2018 and beyond. Another positive aspect of this contract was the extensive coordination and collaboration of funds used to deliver the project. The project was primarily Bond funded but it also included funds from the stormwater and wastewater utilities, gas-tax for an improved street segment adjacent to the project, and funds from Public Works Maintenance for the overlay of an adjacent unimproved street. VZ ISION ERO In November of 2015, the Eugene City Council joined a growing number of cities around the country in adopting a Vision Zero Resolution that states no loss of life or serious injury on our transportation system is acceptable. Vision Zero is a data-driven approach to educate the community and enable the City to prioritize resources based on evidence of the greatest need and impact. The City regularly combines Vision Zero principles with ongoing pavement preservation projects. Cost effective intersection enhancements such as countdown pedestrian signals and audible pedestrian signals will continue to be a priority and standard practice on future projects. Enhanced pedestrian crossings have been implemented on a number of recent projects. Currently the City is undertaking large-scale corridor wide improvements on the Amazon corridor. The City is partnering the Bond funds used to pave East and West Amazon Drive, with Federal funds to improve the corridor by adding a cycle track, Amazon Creek crossings and 2017 Report to the SRRP Page 5