It wasn’t foggy in the valley Wednesday except on I-5. And there the gray blanket in the air wasn’t fog but the usual spray kicked up by traffic. Which made me wishing for the umpteenth time for better drainage on the freeway.
I-5 update: Barrier’s coming along
Written December 6th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
An update from the freeway beat: The contractor stringing a cable barrier up Interstate 5 appears to be moving faster than expected.
A barrier against freeway deaths
Written November 11th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
By next spring, Interstate 5 through the mid-Willamette Valley should have a cable barrier down the median to keep cars from crossing into the opposite lanes and killing someone.
On I-5: What’s my lane?
Written August 31st, 2014 by Hasso Hering
There is no shortage of lines marking the lanes in this spot on Interstate 5. The trick is to know which ones count. If it looks a little confusing at first glance, it really isn’t. And it also gives the lie, at least in Oregon, to the freely bandied-about allegation that we’re not keeping our roads […]
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Tags: freeway repairs, highway construction, Interstate 5, Oregon Department of Transportation
Tags: freeway repairs, highway construction, Interstate 5, Oregon Department of Transportation
Council questions I-5 plan details
Written May 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Whether any of the changes proposed for Interstate 5 at the Santiam and Knox Butte interchanges in Albany ever get built is an open question. Still, the Albany City Council does not like some of the details and would like them at least looked at some more, and preferably changed, before they become part of any settled plans.
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Tags: Albany City Council, Interstate 5, Knox Butte interchange, Santiam interchange
Tags: Albany City Council, Interstate 5, Knox Butte interchange, Santiam interchange
Freeway changes: Some questions
Written May 16th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
At first glance, the proposed changes that state highway planners have drafted for the Albany interchanges on Interstate 5 look complicated and costly. And it’s not clear to the average motorist how they’re going to improve the flow of traffic.
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Not much room to pull off
Another update from the freeway beat about that cable barrier being installed on I-5 from the Harrisburg exit toward Albany:Â I’m wondering about its placement fairly close to the left-hand lanes.
Tags: I-5 cable barrier, Interstate 5, ODOT