ODOT – Page 3 – Hasso Hering

At risk when we can’t see drivers’ eyes

Written October 31st, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 23 responses.

Riding a bike and approaching intersections on Albany streets, it’s reassuring to see that drivers are looking at you and can see you. Too often, though, drivers are hidden because the side windows of their cars have a dark tint.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany streets, bicycling, cars, ODOT, seeing traffic, tinted windows, window tint

Millersburg intermodal center: Working on it

Written October 26th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 24 responses.

Since the Mid-Willamette Valley Intermodal Center in Millersburg opened with great fanfare last December, people have been wondering why it isn’t operating and when it will start doing so.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: containers, Don Waddell, Heather Besser, Intermodal Center, Linn couty, Millersburg MVIC, ocean carriers, ODOT, reload center, reload terminal, Roger Nyquist, shipping

Albany-Corvallis Trail: One segment’s done

Written October 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

It was early in August when I took this photo. It’s on the south side of the new configuration of Highway 20 at Independence Highway, an ODOT safety project that had just been completed.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Corvallis-Albany Trail, Highway 20, Independence Highway, Linda Modrell, multi-use path, ODOT, Spring Hill to Scenic

Wondering about Queen crossing upgrade

Written October 24th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

It was raining Tuesday when the bike and I came up to the railroad crossing on Queen Avenue. The crossing arms were down and rail cars loaded with lumber blocked the street.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany yard, ODOT, Queen Avenue, railroad crossing, switching yard, train switching, Union Pacific

ODOT to raise bridge clearance even more

Written October 7th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

Here’s the latest update on the project to raise the clearance height of the Ellsworth Street Bridge in Albany so tall rigs are less likely to crash into and damage the overhead beams.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Bridge, Ellsworth Street bridge, ODOT, raising the clearance, vertical clearance

Waiting for new bridge: three more years

Written August 6th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

Because it’s on my bike route, the decrepit bridge across Cox Creek on Waverly Drive in Albany has been on my mind for years. It should be replaced, but getting this done will take a while longer.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: brdge replacement Simpson Park, bridge, Cox Creek, ODOT, Portland & Pacific Railroad, Talking Waters, Waverly Drive

Traffic change a challenge for Midway Farms

Written August 5th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

ODOT’s project to improve traffic safety on Highway 20 at Independence Highway is just about complete. For Midway Farms, the new traffic pattern still presents some concerns.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Acceleration lane, Cynthia Kapple, Highway 20, Independence Highway, MMidway Farms, ODOT