Two members of the Albany City Council seem to have second thoughts about the new speed and red-light cameras the city intends to have installed.
Speeds topped 100 mph on N. Albany Road
Written April 28th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
According to the Albany Police Department’s speed trailer, North Albany Road near Quarry Road was a sometime speedway during the last week of July 2023.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 124 mph, North Albany Road, Quarry Road, school zone, speed cameras, speed trailer, Thornton Lake Drive
Tags: 124 mph, North Albany Road, Quarry Road, school zone, speed cameras, speed trailer, Thornton Lake Drive
Back in the news: NA voltage regulators
Written August 23rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
When Pacific Power wanted to install three voltage regulators on North Albany Road in 2019, then Mayor Sharon Konopa objected to the installation’s appearance. Now there’s another issue: They don’t work.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Adam Kohler, Electric service, North Albany, North Albany Road, Pacific Power, Sharon Konopa, voltage regulators
Tags: Adam Kohler, Electric service, North Albany, North Albany Road, Pacific Power, Sharon Konopa, voltage regulators
Cameras record Albany traffic bottleneck
Written November 3rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Thursday night was one of those occasions where the new road cameras at Highway 20 and Spring Hill Drive might have been helpful — if drivers had looked at them before setting out.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany, Highway 20, North Albany Road, ODOT, Spring Hill Drive, traffic congestion, Trip Check
Tags: Albany, Highway 20, North Albany Road, ODOT, Spring Hill Drive, traffic congestion, Trip Check
Plans filed for closed lube site on NA Road
Written June 9th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
For months, commuters on North Albany Road have driven past the closed Express Lube and car wash business at the corner of the Albany-Corvallis Highway. Now there’s a sign the corner may not remain dormant too much longer.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, Express Lube, North Albany business, North Albany Road, Oil Stop Drive Thru Oil Change, The Carrington Company
Tags: Benton County, Express Lube, North Albany business, North Albany Road, Oil Stop Drive Thru Oil Change, The Carrington Company
Those voltage regulators: Looks were an issue
Written November 1st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Those three big gray canisters on a scaffold along North Albany Road are voltage regulators Pacific Power has been installing over the last few days.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: North Albany growth, North Albany Road, Pacific Power, voltage regulators
Tags: North Albany growth, North Albany Road, Pacific Power, voltage regulators
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Speed cameras won’t be all that picky
There is good news for Albany drivers worried about the photo radar or speed cameras that will be installed soon at two intersections, including one on North Albany Road.
Tags: contract, North Albany Road, photo radar, Queen and Geary, red light cameras, speed cameras, Verra Mobility