OR 58 Salt Creek Tunnel and
Half Viaduct Project, Milepost 56
Spring to mid-October 2012 and 2013
Project Location
C Complete day/night highway closure:
8 p.m. Monday, June 4 through
6 a.m. Friday, June 8, 2012
O Other travel impacts:
OR 58 Suggested Alternate Routes
• Closed completely at night Monday - Thursday,
from 8 p.m. - 6 a.m.
• Open to a single lane of travel Monday - Thursday,
from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Open weekends to a single lane of travel from
Friday 6 a.m. until Monday 8 p.m.
• Travel is restricted to a single lane with pilot cars
Expect 20 minute delays.
• No complete daytime closures in July or August.
• Oakridge will always be open for business from
the west.
• Crescent Lake and Willamette Pass will always be
open for business from the east.
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TO THE EDITOR
NOT A PERFECT MATCH
K Know Before You Go
T To learn more about the construction project
a and schedule, visit the project website at
www.58tunnel.com
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F For the latest road conditions,
v visit www.TripCheck.com or call 511
Construction Starts May 18
BURRITOS
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LOCAL
is a call out to those particularly gifted in the
facial hair department, you know who you
are! I am asking those who are considering
an Oprah makeover, a clean-cut change to
STOP where you are, drop the razor, put
away the shaving cream, no running with
scissors and use extreme caution around
the fi re circle. Let it grow let it grow let it
grow! We are as we speak planning a beard/
moustache contest/ fashion show at this
year’s Eugene Celebration. It is offi cial, the
Eugene Celebration folks are behind it, so
lets’ get excited, hairy ones unite.
We are planning a bearded parade entry,
so even if you don’t wish to compete in the
event come join us for the parade, it’ll be a
hoot! I hear some other Oregonians similarly
hirsute may come and join us: COMBS,
which stands for Central Oregon Moustache
and Beard Society. In other words some
hairy guys from Bend, Portland and beyond.
So if this sounds fun to you please stay
tuned in to the Eugene Celebration website
and also its Facebook site. Details are being
researched and worked out still. This fall Out
On A Limb Gallery at 191 E. Broadway is
going to act as Beard Headquarters. What do
you think a local beard group should be called?
Perhaps it is fi tting to have a local Beard King
as we already have a local Slug Queen.
Tim Boyden
Eugene
The Capstone project will be good for
Eugene, even though it is not a perfect
match. The Downtown Neighborhood
Association (DNA) — the project will be
built in the downtown neighborhood —
has listened to literally hundreds of people.
We believe that we understand the issues.
As we would hope, the Capstone people
have also listened carefully.
To date, concerns about most of these
issues have been addressed directly.
Agreements have been reached about
behavior standards and neighborhood
accountability, environmental impacts
(there will be several opportunities for
using “green” forms of transportation) and
concerns of Olive Plaza residents.
DNA expressed a concern about 1,200
people joining the neighborhood all at once,
and Capstone agreed to build the project in
two phases to reduce the numbers.
Agreements have been reached, and
conversations ongoing, with the Eugene
City Council, city staff and Capstone.
For a list of some of the agreements
already reached, go to the DNA website at
www.dnaeugene.org
We are looking forward to meeting and
working with our new neighbors when
they arrive in September 2013. Welcome
to our backyard!
David Mandelblatt
Chair, Downtown
Neighborhood Association
EARTH DAY TRASHED
It was so nice to be able and enjoy the
outdoors on Earth Day weekend. We are
lucky to live in a location so close to places to
hike, particularly Spencer’s Butte. However,
I was dismayed when I arrived at the top
HAIRY ONES UNITE
AFFORDABLE
OK, it’s time to stop kidding around here
and get serious in this hirsute pursuit. This
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