Queen Avenue in Albany has been closed to through traffic for weeks while the street is being rebuilt. Businesses are open but feel the effects in reduced activity and sales.
What more can be said about potholes on Albany streets, or more generally about why the city says it can’t repair those streets that seem to be mostly a collection of potholes and asphalt patches. We’re about to find out.
In idle moments over the years, I’ve wondered how Queen Avenue in Albany got its name. Turns out I’m not the only one.
This summer, get ready for a big reconstruction project on the west end of Queen Avenue, a key traffic route in Albany.
It seems as though every few days someone asks me what’s happening at the former Mega Foods supermarket in Albany.
The Queen Avenue railroad crossing, long the bane of Albany motorists because of its extreme bumpiness, is finally going to get fixed starting next week.
Question: When will Queen Avenue reopen?
Wondering if the contractors were going to get done with Queen Avenue before Labor Day, I put the question to the Albany city staff.
Tags: Queen Avenue, street reconstruction