The city of Eugene will soon close one of three eastbound lanes along a two-block stretch of East Broadway, the final phase of a project to make the corridor between downtown and campus more pedestrian-friendly.
In late April or May, city officials will remove the southernmost eastbound lane on East Broadway from Mill Street to Patterson Street, and then widen the sidewalk from 5 to 8 feet, project manager Bryan Root told Lookout Eugene-Springfield.
A planting strip for street trees, about 6 feet wide, will separate the new sidewalk from traffic…