Now that Edgewater Village is finished, it’s once again time for the Albany City Council to consider what to do with a vacant lot in the middle of the development.
Water and Hill: What’s going on
Written January 14th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
On the Albany riverfront, the intersection of Water Avenue and Hill Street has been torn up for weeks. It’s being rebuilt to make it look like the corner of Water and Jackson Street five blocks to the west, and you may wonder what’s behind this and why.
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Tags: BNSF, BRX, concrete pavers, crossing gates, ODOT-Rail, Water and Hill, Water Avenue streetscape
Tags: BNSF, BRX, concrete pavers, crossing gates, ODOT-Rail, Water and Hill, Water Avenue streetscape
To keep trains running: Trestle work
Written November 12th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Keeping a rail line in working order is a job that never ends. So the Portland & Western does frequent maintenance and repair work on the old Oregon Electric line that runs through Albany.
A roadblock on Columbus N.E.
Written August 29th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
As far as at-grade railroad crossings go, the one on Albany’s Northeast Columbus Street wasn’t exactly a busy one. Now it’s even less busy because the street has been closed where it crosses the track.
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Tags: Albany crossing closures, BNSF, Columbus Street N.E., Edgewater Village, Portland & Western, Water Avenue rail line, Wheelhouse
Tags: Albany crossing closures, BNSF, Columbus Street N.E., Edgewater Village, Portland & Western, Water Avenue rail line, Wheelhouse
Edgewater Village: Deadline is met
Written August 5th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
For someone who has been following the long history of this Albany site on the Willamette River, as I have, this weekend marks another milestone. The first five houses of Edgewater Village are finished, beating a deadline, and the public gets a look at them Saturday.
Albany update: Water Avenue rehab under way
Written August 26th, 2013 by
The long-awaited project to rebuild the railroad track and then the pavement on Albany’s Water Avenue is under way. By Monday afternoon, crews working for the Portland & Western Railroad had lifted and moved to the side of the street dozens of concrete and steel plates that made up the driving surface on the track. […]
Tall weeds? They can be kind of useful
The city of Albany has a law that says grass and weeds are a public nuisance when they are more than 10 inches tall. Well, I was wondering, what about the vegetation on this city-owned vacant lot?
Tags: Albany law on tall weeds, BNSF, Edgewater Village, pollinators, tall grass