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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Fixing Albany streets: more work on Queen

Written June 27th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

As Albany drivers have noticed, part of Queen Avenue is partially closed for construction. This is the first phase of a two-phase project that has to be finished by Nov. 1.


A paving solution? (And what’s this bird?)

Written November 29th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

While I was on a bike ride Saturday, a bird caught my eye as it landed on a pole on the on-ramp to the Pacific Boulevard viaduct in Albany. But that was not the reason I stopped.


Waking up to costs of street repairs

Written November 27th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Talk about “funding” to fix Albany streets makes people’s eyes glaze over. But the minutes of the Nov. 6 city council meeting contain a shocker that might wake people up.


 
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