Students may run into major traffic delays on their way to school in coming months, so University Parking and Transportation Manager Rand Stamm suggests they start looking for alternate routes if they want to avoid being late to class.
Starting Sunday night, construction on the Interstate 105 interchange with Coburg Road near the Oakway Center will be underway, Stamm said. Students coming from the north and those who live on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard may run into congestion. This phase of the project will be in effect through Thursday night.
According to the I-105 Improvement Project’s weekly update, embankment construction on both sides of I-105 between the Coburg Road and Delta Highway interchanges and at a section east of Interstate 5 into Springfield will continue through Thursday. Some lanes also will be closed from 7 p.m. to
6 a.m. between the Pioneer Parkway and Delta Highway interchanges during this time.
The closures with the most potential impact on University students and Eugene residents are scheduled to begin May 16 and to continue on and off through early July, Stamm said.
For weekly updates and links to Web sites for alternate modes of transportation, visit www.keepusmoving.info.
Bicycling is one way to avoid traffic delays, and people who live near or ride through the Ferry Street Bridge area are invited to attend an introduction to back roads in that section of town May 19. Participants have been instructed to meet at the parking lot at Alton Baker Park before the tour begins at 6 p.m., said Lee Shoemaker, the bicycle and alternate modes coordinator for the City of Eugene. He added that anyone interested in more bike tours in the surrounding area should contact Greater Eugene Area Riders.
For a calendar of guided tours and area bike maps, visit GEARS’s Web site at www.eugenegears.org.
The restoration project aims to fix several problems along I-105, such as lifted pavement panels, numerous joints needing repair and bridge sections that are substandard in width and rail. In addition, lane changes during peak hours are causing accidents at interchanges.

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