
It was in 2018 that ODOT painted shared-lane markings in the middle of the right traffic lanes of the Ellsworth-Lyon couplet in downtown Albany. This is long enough for me to venture the conclusion that these so-called sharrows don’t actually work.
Tags: downtown Albany couplet, Ellsworth and Lyon, Hiughway 20, ODOT, shared lane markings, sharrows
Those I-5 flags: Still tied to bridge screens
Nearly two months ago, ODOT told me its crews were removing anything including U.S. flags attached to the overpass screens on Interstate 5. But this past weekend, the flags were still there.
Tags: Distracted driving, flag etiquette, ODOT, Oregon Department of Transportation, U.S. Flag Code, U.S. flags on I-5