NEWS BRIEFS
ACTIVIST ALERT
• Noted New York author and journalist Thai Jones,
who has strong family ties to Eugene, will be reading from
his new book, More Powerful Than Dynamite, at 7 pm
Thursday, May 31, at Tsunami Books, 25th and Willamette.
Jones is the son of former members of the Weather
Underground and his family went into hiding for 10 years
following an accidental bomb explosion in 1970 in
Greenwich Village. His book is about anarchy, corporate
greed and the violent protests of 1914, which have close
parallels to the Occupy Wall Street movement of today.
• County Commissioner Pete Sorenson, with prior legal
environmental work with the Union Pacific Railroad, will
assist in an introductory meeting of concerned Whiteaker
residents about railroad pollution, at 6:30 pm Saturday,
June 2, at Reality Kitchen, 245 Van Buren. Free. Visit www.
realitykitchen.org or call 337-1323.
• The folks from Aprovecho Institutional Stove
Project are celebrating the launch of a worldwide effort to
fight hunger, lung disease, pollution and deforestation with
their groundbreaking institutional stove on Sunday, June
3. There will be an open house from 2 to 4pm at Aprovecho
A concert featuring singer-songwriter Keith Greeninger,
the swamp rock boogie of Etouffee and local songwriter
and troubadour Jeffrey Martin starts at 5 pm at the Axe
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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.
K Know Before You Go
T To learn more about the construction project
a and schedule, visit the project website at
www.58tunnel.com
w
F For the latest road conditions,
v visit www.TripCheck.com or call 511
COMPLETE HIGHWAY CLOSURE NEXT WEEK
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