At first glance, the proposed changes that state highway planners have drafted for the Albany interchanges on Interstate 5 look complicated and costly. And it’s not clear to the average motorist how they’re going to improve the flow of traffic.
What’s up at Folsom Dam?
Written May 5th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
If you’re traveling on Interstate 5 the next two nights, you might see a huge truck carrying equipment south. ODOT announced the oversize trip on Monday. And it’s more interesting — to me anyway — than just a big rig going down I-5. The truck, 137 feet long, two lanes wide and more than 14 feet […]
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Corps of Engineers, Folsom Dam, Interstate 5, ODOT, spillway gates
Tags: Corps of Engineers, Folsom Dam, Interstate 5, ODOT, spillway gates
Rail plan points to money trouble
Written April 26th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Readers interested in rail transportation — and who isn’t? — will naturally be eager to review the draft of the 2014 Oregon State Rail Plan just published by the Oregon Department of Transportation. At 161 pages, not to mention the 100-page technical report, it takes patience to get through. But it includes some troubling facts, […]
Albany Station gets a new path
Written April 8th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
More exciting infrastructure news: The last piece of Albany’s station project is about to fall into place. The Oregon Department of Transportation has awarded a contract for construction of a 600-foot path from the rail-and-transit hub to the other side of the Pacific Boulevard viaduct and the vicinity of Swanson Park.
Albany-Corvallis trail: There’s hope!
Written March 25th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Good news on the bicycling front: The proposed cycling and walking path between Albany and Corvallis has finally moved from being a mere dream to the realm of the possible. I’ve written about that trail for 10 years or more and hoped I might be able to use it some day. Now it’s possible it could be built in […]
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Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Benton County Public Works, Connect Oregon V, ODOT, STIP
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Benton County Public Works, Connect Oregon V, ODOT, STIP
Much improved: I-5 rest areas
Written March 23rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
In recent years, stopping at Oregon’s I-5 rest areas usually made it necessary to pass by a panhandler on your way to or from the restroom. That may have been one of the first things that Oregon Travel Experience has worked to prevent.
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UP permit issue stalls new path
If you’re anxiously waiting for that new bike and walking path under the Pacific Boulevard overpass — and even if you’re not — you’re going to have to wait a while longer. Construction was to have started in May. But nothing’s going on at the site. The reason: The project apparently needs a permit from the […]
Tags: Albany Station, ODOT, station path HP Civil Inc., Swanson Park, Union Pacific