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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />October 25, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />thnd <br /> 125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />SHARED-USE PATH SYSTEM REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED <br />GRANT BOOSTS BICYCLE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM <br /> <br />NATIONAL BESTSELLER FRANCINE PROSE AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />HOLIDAY BAZAAR AT CAMPBELL CENTER ON NOVEMBER 3 <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Shared-Use Path System Repairs and Improvements Substantially Completed <br />Work is substantially completed on a series of projects designed to repair and improve Eugene’s shared-use path <br />system. <br /> <br />North Bank Path <br />The between DeFazio Bridge and Leisure Lane has been reopened and repair work is completed <br />except for the installation of light poles. The path was closed for about six weeks as Kipco Inc., replaced slippery <br />aggregate and root-heaved path segments, widened <br />narrow sections of path to the 12-foot-standard width, <br />installed rail along new vertical edges and updated old <br />path lighting to new lights that meet current park <br />standards. The construction costs to repair and upgrade <br />the 1,800-foot path section were approximately <br />$410,000, paid for primarily with federal grant funding. <br /> <br />Fern Ridge Path <br />Grass is sprouting up alongside the <br />between Chambers and Arthur streets. This section of <br />off-street path was realigned to move it away from <br />Amazon Creek to address slope stability issues. Due to <br />clay soils that expand and contract seasonally, the path <br />was constructed using fiber-reinforced concrete. The <br />path was also widened to 12 feet, new path lighting was <br />installed, the Arthur/Garfield bridge underpass was fitted <br />Pedestrians use the new Rasor Park connector between River Road <br />with a retaining wall to stabilize a creeping slope, <br />and the newly repaired West Bank Path. <br />pedestrian railing was installed at both ends of the path <br />and a bike counter is being installed to report path usage and to help in future bicycle facility planning. The contractor, <br />Wildish Construction, completed the 1,500-foot project in about 15 weeks. Construction costs were approximately <br />$385,000, paid for primarily with federal grant funding. <br /> <br />West Bank Path <br />The from Greenway Bridge to Stephens Lane has also been completed after a six-week closure. <br />Brown Contracting resurfaced the existing 3,200-foot-long asphalt path with concrete, and a number of benches were <br />added along the path. The primary source of funding for the estimated $425,000 project was the 2008 voter-approved <br />bond measure to fix streets and bike paths. <br /> <br />Meanwhile, the City received state grant funding to improve connections at three locations on the Ruth Bascom <br />Riverbank Path and one location on the Amazon Path. <br /> <br />Merry Lane connector <br />On the riverbank system, the is a concrete surface approximately 430 feet long and includes a <br />bridge crossing a Willamette River side channel. The bridge installation is scheduled for later this week, weather <br />Rasor Park connector <br />permitting, with the connection planned to be opened by early November. The is 700 feet long <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />October 25, 2012 <br />