On Facebook, someone wondered why Albany was replacing functioning curb ramps on Elm Street with new ones. The answer is that rules are rules, especially federal rules, whether they make sense or not.
On Facebook, someone wondered why Albany was replacing functioning curb ramps on Elm Street with new ones. The answer is that rules are rules, especially federal rules, whether they make sense or not.
The street maintenance projects in the city of Albany just keep coming. Now it’s the turn of 12 blocks of Elm Street to get a new layer of asphalt.
If you live near the south end of Independence Highway in Benton County, or have driven there lately, you have noticed a sharp increase in truck traffic in the past few months.
[youtube video=”ZfPYk8BzR-c”] Nice paving job — and wide too! That was my first impression Wednesday of the newly rebuilt segment of Riverside Drive just outside of Albany. On the bike, the wider road really makes a difference, even before the lane markings are installed.
Linn County’s long-awaited widening of 2.4 miles of Riverside Drive will have to wait until next spring. But then it will be completed by June 22.
The Linn County Road Department  this morning opened bids for widening about 2.4 miles of Riverside Drive from Oakville Road to Meadow Road, a long-planned project that will make the road safer for both motorists and bicyclists.
New paving: Now it’s Elm Street’s turn
If you’ve tried to drive near Albany General Hospital lately, you already know about this: The traffic pattern is messed up because Elm Street is being repaved.
Tags: Elm Street paving, Knife River, street maintenance