Looking at the newly opened staircase on the Dave Clark Path on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2025.
What’s new on the Albany riverfront since yesterday? Well, not much, but the 11-step stairway on the Dave Clark Path now is open for the public to climb up or step down.
The steps connect the path with a new railroad crossing on Water Avenue near the Lyon Street Bridge. On Tuesday, someone from K&E Excavating, the main contractor on the Albany Waterfront Project, installed handrails, and by today the barricades and caution tape were gone.
This was what appeared to be the final detail of the $22.3 million Waterfront Project, which rebuilt and updated Monteith Riverpark, turned the western four blocks of Water Avenue into a plaza street suitable for public events, and improved some of the riverfront rail crossings while closing others.
Anything else new?
Well, on my afternoon bike ride on the day before Thanksgiving, I stopped at Bowman Park and noticed a buildup of floating debris on the park’s boat ramp.
The Willamette River is currently very low. Maybe the usual high water this coming winter will dislodge the tree trunk and other debris clogging the upstream side of the ramp.
If not, the Albany Parks Department will have its hands full trying to clear the ramp before the main boating starts next spring. (hh)
The galvanized railings on the new steps were installed Tuesday.
The Bowman Park boat ramp on Wednesday afternoon.
Somebody felled this log and then lost it to the river. It seems to be blocking a storm drain.
“Thanks HH” for today’s news. Down by the river on Water St. is a great place for “My Walks.” Today is a good day for sharing my gratitude. As are most days, these days.. Again I will say “Thanks HH” for your sharing the news. Stan Ham.
Happy Thanksgiving Hasso!
That’s a pretty valuable looking log; unfortunate that it’s now debris.
Have a great Thanksgiving, Hasso!
It would be nice to have anyone just go down and cut up tree for firewood, but city would probably ticket them since revenue is very important to our system, looks like an easy removal, great article hasso
So how do handicap people get down? Is there a place further down for them?
There’s a convenient ramp, gently sloped, right right next to the steps.