Goldfish Farm Road in East Albany has been closed to through traffic since early April so a contractor could replace the bridge across Cox Creek. In little more than three weeks, the road should be open again.
Just yesterday, on Christmas Day, I complained that the Oregon weather in December made riding a bike more difficult. And today proved me wrong.
On my first bike ride after Oregon’s mid-January ice and snowstorm, I found Bryant Way closed near the Albany city limit.
In November, sunny days are not routine in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, so you have to grab them when they occur. Which is what I did when I got the chance on Friday afternoon before the fog rolled in.
[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 plan to widen Riverside Drive — a long-awaited safety improvement for drivers and bike commuters — is about to take off.
New target for reopening Goldfish Farm Road
A few more days remain before Goldfish Farm Road in northeast Albany is ready to reopen, Linn County announced today.
Tags: bridge on Cox Creek, Goldfish Farm Road, Linn county roads