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ODOT to Build a Wider, Safer Sidewalk/Shared-Use Path on Franklin Boulevard <br />Wildish Construction will start construction of a shared-use path on the south side of Franklin Boulevard between Walnut <br />Street and Judkins Point, Friday, Sept. 27. City of Eugene staff worked with Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) <br />to develop a design that will improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists as well as improve the quality of their <br />experience on this popular transportation corridor. <br /> <br />Currently at this location, a narrow, two-directional, five-foot-wide sidewalk handles a heavy volume of bicycle and <br />pedestrian use. This sidewalk is the primary pedestrian and biking facility in and out of the Laurel Hill Valley <br />neighborhood and serves the University of Oregon campus and the Lane Transit District’s Walnut EmX Station. The new <br />sidewalk will be constructed to a 12-foot width with a five-foot planting strip from Walnut Street to the east end of the <br />project. An improved drainage system will be included in the new design to keep rainwater from flowing across the <br />sidewalk and freezing in winter. The City of Eugene is providing the landscape plans, and although some trees will be <br />removed, numerous trees will be planted. The low-bid contract of $252, 664 was provided through ODOT’S Bicycle and <br />Pedestrian Program and awarded to Wildish Construction, Inc. Completion is expected by the end of December. <br /> <br />During construction, there will be one eastbound lane open to vehicle traffic and a four-foot-wide temporary <br />bike/pedestrian path sharing the roadway. The bike/pedestrian path will be delineated by pedestrian channelization <br />devices and tubular markers. During the weekends, there will be two lanes of eastbound traffic open to vehicle traffic with <br />a four-foot-wide temporary bike/pedestrian adjacent to traffic. Westbound traffic will not be affected. <br /> <br />Visit the ODOT project web site for more information, or contact Eugene Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Lee <br />Shoemaker at lee.shoemaker@ci.eugene or 541-682-5471. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />September 26, 2013 <br />