Before they rebuilt 10 blocks of Hill Street in South Albany this summer, all the street trees were cut down. Now the trees are about to be replaced.
Before they rebuilt 10 blocks of Hill Street in South Albany this summer, all the street trees were cut down. Now the trees are about to be replaced.
After being torn up for a complete reconstruction, 10 bocks of Hill Street in South Albany now have been repaved and restriped and will reopen to through traffic soon.
This, as you have no doubt noticed, is the road-construction season. Let us take the occasion not to fume about the inevitable traffic delays but to acknowledge the remarkable degree of planning, coordination and execution on the part of the crews that these jobs require.
On Water Avenue, rail history gives way
No more swerving to keep your bike tires from catching in the rails on this part of Water Avenue on Albany’s riverfront. The spur that used to slice across the street is gone.
Tags: Albany railroads, Pacific Excavation, railroad spur, Water Avenue