If you were looking for a shorthand progress report on Albany’s Waterfront Project, and even if you weren’t, City Manager Peter Troedsson provided one on Friday.
At the risk of overdoing reports on the heavy work to redo the Water Avenue railroad crossings in Albany, here’s another one.
After a few days away, the bike and I returned to my Albany riverside beat on Monday and found that much had changed since the week before.
The Albany City Council is getting ready to spend nearly $2.4 million on changes at 10 crossings on the rail line between Water Avenue and the Dave Clark Path, and you may be wondering why.
Well, here’s a surprise likely to be welcomed by Albany motorists: After planned improvements were delayed year after year, the uneven railroad crossing on Queen Avenue now will be fixed in a matter of months.
Will ODOT require automatic gates, lights and bells at any of the new Water Avenue railroad crossings being planned as part of Albany’s riverfront redevelopment project?
Waterfront Project shows visible progress
When you’re away for a week and then come back, you’re likely to notice progress even when day-to-day changes are small and easy to miss. I got back Monday and noticed at least a couple of things about the Albany Waterfront Project.
Tags: Albany riverfront, Montgomery Street, railroad crossings, riverfront pier, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project