Albany’s newest traffic roundabout — actually a “mini roundabout” —Â was finished and opened on Friday before Labor Day. After reading a slew of Facebook comments about this change in the traffic pattern, I paid it a visit Wednesday night.
Eighty-six years ago, Albany had about 5,600 residents, and the Pacific Highway still ran right through the middle of town. But where exactly?
If you’re reading this, you may be spending way too much time on this “mini roundabout” that a contractor for the city of Albany is building on Salem Avenue at Waverly Drive.
As you may have read here before, Albany is about to get another traffic roundabout. Judging by how befuddled a few drivers still seem to be by these features on our streets, it might be worth another look at how to use them.
As you may have noticed when traveling on Albany’s Salem Avenue this month, contract crews have been working to get the street ready for repaving and construction of a “mini-roundabout.”
On Albany sidewalks and bikeways, you sometimes meet unexpected wildlife. Which happened to me Friday near the Salem Avenue bridge over Cox Creek.
Returning to Salem Avenue roundabout
A reader’s comment sent me back to the new roundabout on Albany’s Salem Avenue on Wednesday. Watching five minutes of peak-hour traffic, I didn’t see any problems. No crashes and no close calls.
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