HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Crash: A chance to test NA detour

Written May 16th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

As you can see above, Pacific Power crew members worked Saturday afternoon to replace a power pole on North Albany Road. The road had been closed since Saturday morning. A worker manning the roadblock at the south end of the work zone told me that a trailer had come loose and slammed into the pole by the […]


The riverfront beat: A slight detour

Written September 16th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

The latest from the Albany riverfront beat: The Dave Clark Path was partially blocked on Tuesday afternoon, and it looked like the work might go on for a few more days.


Belmont Street update: A big dig

Written September 10th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

There was a big, deep hole Wednesday on Belmont Street in southwest Albany, and workers were laboring to make it bigger. Working under a $484100 city contract, North Santiam Paving of Stayton is replacing two damaged culverts under the street with a three-sided box culvert, and until it’s done the street is closed.


Paving with deadline a day away

Written August 28th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

With the deadline one day away, the paving crew on Albany’s Main Street project was working hard Thursday to finish the job by the time the city has promised.


Still puzzled by roundabouts?

Written August 20th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

In a couple of weeks Albany will have its third roundabout or traffic circle, so it’s time for a refresher on how to drive through one.  One bit of advice: Don’t stop unless you have to.


Albany’s Main Street: Six more weeks

Written August 7th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

East Albany’s Main Street at Third and Salem avenues has been torn up all summer. But the end is in sight. Well, it’s about six weeks away.


City news: Take a look at NA Road project

Written March 23rd, 2013 by

Commuting on North Albany Road may become easier after 2014, when the city of Albany plans to widen the section from Quarry Road south to the railroad tracks. The project, estimated to cost $2.98 million, calls for, among other things, sidewalks, a center turn lane, raising the bridge across Thornton Lake by two feet, building a separate pedestrian […]


 
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