Delta Interchange Detours Continue

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Gary Haliski

Beltline and Delta Highway Ramp Paving (Eugene)

Project Description: Paving of various on and off ramps through the area. Expect nighttime ramp closures with detours posted. Message signs will indicate the ramp closure schedule as we get closer to construction. TripCheck will be updated with the closure schedule.

Traffic Impacts: Overnight ramp closures with detours should pose light impacts to traffic. Work will be completed by the end of June.

Beltline/Delta Interchange Project (Eugene)

Project Description: This project reconfigures the intersection to improve safety and traffic flow.

Traffic Impacts:  Most work affecting traffic occurs at nights and on weekends, including ramp closures and detours. The ramp from eastbound Beltline Highway to southbound Delta Highway will have nighttime closures May 16 to 20, Sunday to Thursday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Detours will be posted. Eastbound Beltline traffic will detour to Coburg Rd, get on westbound Beltline, and take the exit to southbound Delta Highway. Day work will focus on the new drop lane that will take traffic from eastbound Beltline Highway to Delta Highway.

Visit TripCheck.com for the most up to date information on traffic impacts.

Project Website: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=19490

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Reminder – Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration Tomorrow, Sat May 1

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Gary Haliski
Wildflower Celebration

Awbrey Park Wildflower Celebration
Saturday, May 1
11am – 3 pm

Corner of Spring Creek Drive and River Road.

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Attention Oregon Gardeners: Invasive Worms!

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Tim Foelker

Be on the lookout for the Jumping Worm (Amynthas agrestis), which has started showing up in the Pacific Northwest. Report any sitings. Public participation aids in the the process of early detection and rapid response (EDRR), and helps protect our native environment.

Read all about Jumping Worm here…And spread the word!

Jumping Worms—A guide to identifying a new invasive species in the PNW.

Report sitings in Oregon here,
• https://oregoninvasiveshotline.org
• 1-866-INVADER

Learn how to do a worm assessment in your garden. Do a count and see if you find any invasive jumping worms. Everybody else is a good guy!

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Blood Donations Urgently needed – Donate at Irving Grange this Thursday & Friday

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Gary Haliski

From Bloodworks Northwest:

· Our community’s blood supply is currently 1,700 units below operational levels; meaning only an emergency 24 hour supply of all blood types is available to hospitals.
· No show rates are significantly increasing to almost 30%

Give locally next Thursday and Friday at the
·      Irving Grange – Santa Clara April 29-30

Or schedule an appointment at the
·      Eugene Donor Center

To make your appointment, visit bloodworksnw.org or by calling 800-398-7888.

Donate before April 30 at any of our Donor Centers or Pop-Up Donor Centers for your chance to win a Microsoft Surface Pro 7.

There is no deferral from donating if you receive the Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson/Janssen, Novavax, or AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. For more vaccine guidance, visit bloodworksnw.org/coronavirus. 

Appointments and masks are required. Same-day appointments available at most locations. No guests or people under age 16 are permitted onsite.

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Delta Interchange detours – April 25 to April 29

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Gary Haliski

Travelers should expect road and ramp closures at night for the next week at the Beltline/Delta Highways interchange as work continues to reconfigure the area to improve safety and traffic flow.

  • April 25 – Northbound Delta Highway closes Sunday night, April 25 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday morning. Northbound traffic will detour to eastbound Beltline Hwy and use Coburg Road to return to Delta Highway via westbound Beltline Highway.
  • April 26 – The ramp from northbound Delta Highway to eastbound Beltline Highway will close Monday night, April 26 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. Traffic will detour via the northbound Delta Highway to westbound Beltline Highway ramp and use River Road to return to westbound Beltline Highway.
  • April 28 & 29 – The ramp from eastbound Beltline Highway to southbound Delta Highway will close Wednesday and Thursday nights, April 28 and 29, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic will detour to Coburg Road to return to Delta Highway via Beltline Highway.
  • April 29 – The ramp from northbound Delta Highway to eastbound Beltline Highway will close Thursday night, April 29 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday morning. Traffic will detour via the northbound Delta Highway to westbound Beltline Highway ramp and use River Road to return to westbound Beltline Highway.

All closures may change based on weather conditions. Construction began in late 2019 and is scheduled to be completed in August.

More information and videos about the project are available at the project webpage.

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