News Release: Pearl Street Repairs Will Close Block Between 18th and 19th Avenues

[SHOEMAKER Lee]

Please see note about closure of Pearl Street between 18th and 19th avenues starting Monday the 20th.

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Subject: News Release: Pearl Street Repairs Will Close Block Between 18th and 19th Avenues

A printed copy of this news release from the Eugene Public Works Department has been posted to the City of Eugene online media center at www.eugene-or.gov/newsroom.

May 15, 2013

CONTACT: Damon Joyner, Surface Maintenance Supervisor, 541-682-4835

From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Pearl Street Repairs Will Close Block Between 18th and 19th Avenues

A one-block section of Pearl Street between 18th and 19th avenues will be closed to all traffic for several weeks beginning Monday, May 20.

The closure will allow crews from Eugene Public Works Maintenance to replace the existing damaged concrete paving with a new concrete surface between 18th Alley and 19th Avenue. The extended closure is necessary to allow enough time for the new concrete to cure sufficiently to handle traffic loads. Southbound cyclists can detour to Mill Street to access the Amazon Path.

While the street is closed for concrete repairs, southbound traffic on Pearl Street will be directed to use alternate routes, such as Willamette Street to the west or Patterson Street to the east. Access to local businesses will be maintained through driveways and parking lot entrances along 18th Avenue. Sidewalks and crosswalks will remain open for pedestrian use.

For up-to-date reports on this and other local street repair projects, go to www.keepusmoving.info.

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Thanks,
Eric Jones, Public Affairs Manager
Eugene Public Works
541-682-5523
541-954-2938 (cell)
541-682-6826 (fax)
www.eugene-or.gov/pw