Benton County – Page 2

Prospects look dim for this intercity bikeway

Written April 22nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 17 responses.

Remember the Albany-Corvallis bikeway that then Commissioner Linda Modrell of Benton County proposed in about 2004? Benton County and the state are still working on it, but its eventual completion looks very much in doubt.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Highway, Benton County, bicycling, Highway 20, Merloy to Rinwater, North Albany, ODOT, shared use path

N. Albany Park project still awaits permit

Written April 11th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

It was in February that Benton County awarded a contract to replace the restroom in North Albany Park, but neither the demolition of the old one nor the new construction has begun. I wondered what was holding things up.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Public Works, Benton County, building permits, North Albany Park, park restroom, permit issue, permitting

Benton’s N.A. Park: What about upgrade?

Written December 3rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

On my way somewhere else on Sunday, I made a detour to North Albany County Park to see if any of the upgrades planned in 2017 had been done.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: ADA, Benton County, North Albany, North Albany Park, playgrounds

On rural Scenic Drive, there’s a new limit

Written October 27th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

If you’ve driven (or ridden a bike) on Scenic Drive in North Albany lately, you’ve seen the new 45 mph speed signs. They’ve been up a couple of weeks.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 45 mph, Benton County, Gibson Hill, North Albany, Senic Drive, speed limit

Albany-Corvallis path is still a long way off

Written June 28th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

Planned and talked about for more than 20 years, the proposed Albany-Corvallis bikeway is still in the works, but don’t expect its completion any time soon or, depending on your age, before you die.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, bicycling, Gary Stockhoff, Hickory Street, Highway 20, ODOT, Rainwater Lane

Speed limit approved for NA’s Scenic Drive

Written March 6th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Scenic Drive, a rural road in North Albany, has never had a speed limit other than the basic rule, which meant 55 mph, but that will change soon.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, North Albany, Oak Grover Drive, ODOT, Scenic Drive, Spring Hill Drive, traffic speed

Expenses mount in Benton’s big plans

Written August 5th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 18 responses.

Seven years after their last attempt to win voter approval for a new jail, Benton County officials are assembling a more ambitious and much more expensive expansion project for which property taxpayers eventually will get the bill — if it is carried out.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton commissioners, Benton County, Benton courthouse, Benton jail, Benton sheriff, jail expansion