The North Albany intersection of Gibson Hill Road and Crocker Lane should be turned into a full roundabout, but not right away, the city council decided on a split vote Monday.
Roundabout leads for Gibson-Crocker
Written April 5th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Another roundabout may be in North Albany’s future if an informal survey accurately reflects what people want and the city council follows their advice. But it’s far from unanimous, and in their written comments the survey respondents are giving the council all kinds of conflicting views.
City wants input on NA intersection
Written March 21st, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Before deciding what to do about the T-intersection of Northwest Gibson Hill Road and Crocker Lane, the Albany City Council wants to hear from the public. Councilors especially want input from North Albany commuters who use those roads and sometimes get stuck at that corner for what seems — at least to them — a […]
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Tags: Albany City Council, Crocker Lane, Gibson Hill, North Albany traffic
Tags: Albany City Council, Crocker Lane, Gibson Hill, North Albany traffic
A safer walk, but will they?
Written July 17th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Waiting for a friendly flagger to give me the go sign on Gibson Hill in North Albany, I’m not just wasting time and drumming my fingers on the steering wheel. No, I’m thinking about school kids and their parents, and I’m hoping that the million dollars this project is costing will be money well spent.
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Tags: Albany City Council, Emerson & Sons, Gibson Hill, North Albany schools, ODOT
Tags: Albany City Council, Emerson & Sons, Gibson Hill, North Albany schools, ODOT
There used to be a bridge here
Written June 16th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
As you can see — if you can see above the construction noise on the video — hardly a trace remains of the North Albany Road bridge across Thornton Lakes, and it looks as though the contractor has begun driving pilings for its replacement, which will sit two or three feet higher.
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On Gibson Hill: The smartest fix
What’s the smartest way to fix the North Albany intersection of Gibson Hill Road and Crocker Lane? Floyd Collins, the Ward I councilman and North Albany resident who dealt with public works issues all his professional life, thinks the smartest way is to rebuild the intersection once and for all, not to do one thing now […]
Tags: Albany council, Crocker Lane, Gibson Hill