07/01/10 - City Council Newsletter

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$1.2 million culvert-crossing project comes from federal stimulus funds allocated to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Doyon Project Services, Inc., of Federal Way, Washington, is the general contractor on the project. The culvert work is scheduled to be substantially completed by September 10. Almost all of the work will be done during daytime construction hours. Access will be provided for emergency vehicles. The culvert-crossing is one of four major public works projects taking place in the Goodpasture Island area this summer. Together, these projects represent an infrastructure investment of almost $10 million to improve natural resources and transportation systems. The other projects include:  Paving Goodpasture Island Road (from Delta Highway to Kingsley Road, and from the culvert-crossing to Valley River Drive) and Valley River Drive (from Willagillespie Road to Goodpasture Island Road). Work on that project is scheduled to begin in mid-July and be substantially completed by late September. At least one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times, except at the culvert-crossing location.  Completing the Delta Ponds Bridge from Goodpasture Island Road to Robin Hood Avenue on the east side of Delta Highway. That work will require occasional lane closures on Delta Highway. As part of the bridge project, a new pedestrian crosswalk will be constructed this summer on Goodpasture Island Road just south of the culvert-crossing. A bridge dedication event is tentatively set for Saturday, September 11.  Restoring banks and habitat in the Delta Ponds. That work is scheduled to begin August 1, and be substantially completed by October 15. Almost all of the work will be done during daytime construction hours. No lane closures or detours are anticipated. Public outreach prior to the start of construction included postcard mailings, individual contacts with affected businesses, project signage and production of a video. The video, a fact sheet and additional information on the projects being constructed this summer in the Goodpasture area is available at www.eugene-or.gov/goodpasture. For more information about the culvert work, contact Project Manager Scott Milovich at 541-682-6086. th Business Access and Transit Lane Will Provide Variety of Benefits on East 11 Avenue Lane Transit District (LTD) and the City of Eugene are proposing to change the north lane on East 11th Avenue between Mill and Olive streets into a “business access and transit” (BAT) lane. The BAT lane will be reserved for vehicles turning right (north) and for transit th vehicles. Through-traffic will travel in the center or left lanes on that section of 11 Avenue. More than 2,000 postcards are scheduled to be mailed July 9 to residents and property owners in the area between th 8th Avenue, Mill Street, Lincoln Street and 13 Avenue. In addition, LTD staff will go door-to-door to business owners along 11th Avenue between Mill and Olive streets to assure them that the existing business access and on- street parking will be maintained and to explain how the BAT lane will function. There are several benefits to the proposed BAT lane: it maintains business access and on-street parking; it allows through-traffic to flow past right-turning vehicles and buses; it improves traffic visibility; and it adds an EmX station serving East 11th Avenue near High Street. The East 11th BAT lane is proposed to improve the operation of the new Gateway EmX service and is not related to the West Eugene EmX extension. The City of Eugene will review the plan in July. If approved, road striping and EmX station construction will proceed during August and September 2010. For more information, contact Public Works Transportation Planning Manager Rob Inerfeld at 541-682-5343. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 July 1, 2010