ODOT – Hasso Hering

That line on Ellsworth: ODOT may help

Written January 30th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

Following up on the lane markings on Ellsworth Street and Ninth Avenue in Albany: Yes, the Oregon Department of Transportation may be interested in making improvements, but not just now.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Ellsworth and Ninth, lane markings, ODOT, pavement markings, traffic

Can that feeble lane marker be improved?

Written January 22nd, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 21 responses.

It was in October 2018 that the Oregon Department of Transportation followed up on an Albany request and painted a new line to help drivers on Ellsworth Street turning left on Ninth Avenue. It has worked pretty well, but maybe not well enough.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Transportation Advisory Commission, Ellsworth Street, lane markings, left-turn lanes, Ninth Avenue, ODOT, traffic lanes

Three projects may ease downtown congestion

Written December 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 19 responses.

Traffic into downtown Albany across the Ellsworth Street Bridge may flow a little easier a few years from now because of planned changes that ODOT has tentatively approved.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: downtown Albany, Ellsworth and Lyon, First Avenue, Highway 20 corridor, ODOT, parking, traffic, turn lanes

How to align Albany-Corvallis path

Written October 22nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

Several big issues have to be resolved before there’s any chance that the long planned Albany-Corvallis bike and walking path along Highway 20 can be built.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, bike path, Highway 20, ODOT

Albany-Corvallis path: A new try at alignment

Written October 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

The idea of building a roughly eight-mile bike path between Albany and Corvallis has been kicking around ever since the Benton County Commissioners mentioned it in 2003. Now the county and ODOT are once again hoping to determine a route the path could take.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, bike path, bike path alignment, Highway 20, Merloy to Rainwater, ODOT

Time to brush up on roundabout rules

Written August 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 16 responses.

As you may have read here before, Albany is about to get another traffic roundabout. Judging by how befuddled a few drivers still seem to be by these features on our streets, it might be worth another look at how to use them.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Clow Corner, Highway99W, ODOT, roundabout, Salem Avenue, traffic circles

On the ‘riverwalk’ and looking around

Written August 2nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

The wooden “riverwalk” under the Ellsworth Street Bridge is as good a place as any on Albany’s Dave Clark Path to stop the bike and look around. So that’s what I did for a few minutes on Saturday night. Here’s the result: What else is there to say about the Clark Path, where the bike […]

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: bridge pier, Dave Clark Path, driftwood pile, Ellsworth Street bridge, ODOT, riverwalk