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Linder at 541-687-8428. <br /> <br /> <br />Expert Help for Job Hunters at Eugene Public Library <br />Two free workshops at the Downtown Eugene Public Library will offer expert information and support for job hunters. <br /> <br />At the Job & Career Options Workshopon Saturday, April 3, at 3 p.m., Ann Guthrie of Goodwill Industries and business <br />librarian Scott Herron will provide tips on evaluating career options, plus networking and job search strategies to help find <br />employment in any field. Drop in and bring questions. <br /> <br /> <br />AttheJob Search & Resumes Computer Class onSunday, April 11, at 4 p.m., participants will learn how to research job <br />opportunities and create an effective resume. The class includes a tour of free tools available on library computers such <br />as Microsoft Word’s Resume Wizard, the Oregon Career Information System, and LearningExpress (practice exams), as <br />well as Internet resources including Craigslist, Monster.com, and the Oregon Employment Department website. Due to <br />limited space, pre-registration is required. To register, call 541-682-5450 (press 2). <br /> <br />All Library programs are free of charge. For more information, call the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or visit <br />www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />th <br />Pavement Bond Measure Funds Improvements at 29 and Willamette <br />th <br />Bids are in on a project to repair the badly deteriorated intersection of 29 Avenue and Willamette Street. The bids were <br />very competitive, with the low bidder, Brown Contracting of Eugene, submitting a bid of $553,000, well below the <br />engineer’s estimate. The primary source of funding is the 2008 voter-approved bond measure to fix streets. <br /> <br />A formal schedule has yet to be received, but construction may begin as <br />early as the week of April 19 and be completed by July 31. The intersection <br />will be rebuilt with concrete in phases, and each phase will have a curing <br />period for the concrete. <br /> <br />The most challenging part of this project will be traffic control. This is a very <br />busy intersection, and some public inconvenience is inevitable during <br />construction. The intersection will remain open during construction, but it will <br />be limited to a single lane in each direction. The traffic signal will be turned <br />off and replaced with stop signs to create a four-way stop. <br /> <br />Public Works Engineering is in the process of preparing media messages <br />th <br />The intersection of Willamette and 29 will be fixed <br />and postcards to be mailed to local residents and business owners to get the <br />this summer, and Public Works is gearing up to <br />word out about this project. The message to the public will be to mark the <br />help relieve traffic congestion during construction. <br />dates for this construction and use alternate routes whenever possible. Even <br />with the announcements to the public, a few days of congestion before the public adjusts to the temporary reduced <br />capacity of the intersection, is anticipated. For more information about the project, contact project manager John <br />Bonham at 541-682-5300. <br /> <br />Joint County-City Project Improves Traffic Safety at Busy Intersection on River Road <br />A joint traffic signal project between Lane County and the City of Eugene is improving safety at one of the busiest <br />intersections in the region. The two agencies are working cooperatively to upgrade the signals at River Road and River <br />Avenue/Silver Lane to install new flashing yellow arrows. <br /> <br />With an average of more than 42,000 vehicles a day going through it, the <br />intersection of is one of the busiest in the area. The flashing yellow arrows update <br />the old-style, five-section “doghouse” signal configuration and replaces the signs <br />reading “left turns yield to on-coming traffic” with simpler green and yellow arrows. <br />Left-turning drivers easily understand that a flashing yellow indicator means they <br />must yield to oncoming traffic. By contrast, the old-style five-section heads confuse <br />some left-turn drivers who aren’t sure of the difference between a green arrow <br />(which means they have a protected left turn) and a green ball (which means they <br />are permitted to turn left but must yield right-of-way to oncoming traffic). <br /> <br />Eugene Public Works Maintenance crews last weekend completed half the <br />installation of flashing yellow arrows for left turns at River Road/Silver Lane/River Avenue. They are scheduled to replace <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />March 25, 2010 <br />