Current Projects

About Public Works Projects

Public Works projects preserve or enhance existing City infrastructure - streets, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, wastewater sewers, stormwater facilities, and parks - and provide new and expanded facilities to serve community needs and growth. Projects can include land acquisition, construction, and major preservation of public facilities.

Multimodal transportation projects complete our transportation system, ensuring Eugene’s streets and paths are connected and accessible for community members of all ages and abilities. These projects focus on making streets safe and reliable for people walking, biking, rolling, busing, and driving. Pavement preservation projects repave and preserve local streets. Additional projects elements may include upgrading sidewalk access ramps, adding sidewalks or bike lanes, installing stormwater planters, and more. Eugene's pavement preservation program is funded by local gas taxes and the voter approved 2017 Street Bond Measure.

2023 Public Works Projects

Transportation Projects

8th Avenue Streetscape: This project will repave 8th Avenue from Lincoln to Mill Streets, converting the section to a two-way street, constructing protected bike lanes from High to Lincoln Streets, adding 4-way and 2-way stops at key intersections, and widening sidewalks and reconstructing sidewalk access ramps.
Bethel Area Safe Routes to School Crossings: This project will install a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon pedestrian light at Royal Avenue at Throne Drive and install a Rapid Flashing Beacon pedestrian light, construct a crossing island, and paint crosswalk markings near the Danebo Avenue and Unthank Drive intersection.
Enhanced Walking Network: This project will install enhanced pedestrian crossings and improve sidewalk infill at locations throughout the City. The project implements the walking network in the Transportation Systems Plan, building safe connections for people walking to bus stops, schools, parks, employment centers, and residential areas.
Fern Ridge Path Lighting: This project will add lighting to sections of the Fern Ridge Path.
High Street Two-Way Protected Bikeway: This project will install a two-way protected bikeway on High Street (19th to 6th Avenue). The bikeway will connect the Amazon Path to the Riverbank Path, creating a comfortable and accessible travel option for people of all ages and abilities to access South Eugene, Downtown Eugene, and destinations in between.
Railroad Quiet Zone: This safety driven project will reconfigure and reconstruct ten railroad crossings throughout the city to reduce the need for train horns, eliminating 70 percent of horn noise. The work includes installing medians, quad gates, and conversions from two-way to one-way. Additionally, work includes reconstructing the existing pavement, installing pedestrian gates, and upgrading sidewalks and sidewalk access ramps.
River Road at Hatton Safe Routes to School Crossings: This project will install a high-visibility marked crosswalk with Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon pedestrian lights and signage, construct a center pedestrian refuge island, and add additional lighting to River Road at Hatton.
River Road & Irving/Hunsaker Intersection Reconstruction: This intersection project will construct a protected intersection at River Road and Irving/Hunsaker, adding dedicated turn lanes and bike lanes on both the Irving and Hunsaker approaches, and updating the existing traffic signal equipment. This federally funded project focuses on intersection flow and safety for people walking, rolling, biking, and driving.
South Willamette Street Enhancement: This project involved reconstruction of South Willamette Street from 24th Avenue to 29th Avenue and is mostly complete with the exception of several repairs.