traffic

Bridge congestion: Study will seek solution

Written April 12th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 19 responses.

Getting stuck in traffic on the Ellsworth Street Bridge in Albany used to be confined mostly to the afternoon commute. On Tuesday it happened to dozens of motorists (including me) at noon.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: congestion, Ellsworth Bridge, Highway 20, traffic, traffic study

Looking up at signals, and here’s why

Written December 1st, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

There was a reason I parked at Waverly Park and started walking around, craning my neck and pointing my phone at the new signal installations on Pacific Boulevard, at Albany Avenue on one side and Airport Road on the other.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Airport Road, ODOT, Pacific Boulevard, red light cameras, Santiam Highway, traffic, traffic cameras, Waverly Drive

Gibson Hill: Why they dug into new road

Written November 23rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

Barely two months after completing the repaving of Gibson Hill Road in North Albany, the contractor was back last week digging in the pavement. How come?

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Gibson Hill Road, manhole covers, new pavement, North Albany, pavement repairs, traffic

How useful are bike lanes? Take a look

Written January 8th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 25 responses.

A sunny and mild day in January, a welcome break from recent rains: What better time for a little demonstration of how bike lanes make cycling more feasible on roads that carry a lot of cars and trucks.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany bike lanes, bike lane travel, bike lanes, cycling, Pacific and Santiam, traffic

Oregon, overrun by crowds

Written August 28th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

When you’re stuck in traffic, whether it’s stop-and-go on I-5 south of Portland or waiting through two cycles of a light on Ninth in Albany, you get the impression that Oregon just has way too many people. Or people with cars, anyway.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Governor McCall, Oregon population, traffic

Slow down for wildlife, too

Written September 7th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

Now that school is back in session, we’re supposed to be extra careful in watching out for little children in traffic. While we’re doing that, we might also want to watch out for wildlife, especially deer, meandering along our country roads.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: country roads, roadkill, traffic, wildlife

Traffic beat: Our new “ovalabout”

Written April 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

Please check the update concerning the south bypass and Highway 34 at the bottom of this story. Things have been heating up on the traffic beat. On Monday and Tuesday motorists got stuck in, and complained about, heavy congestion between Corvallis and Albany, apparently brought on by construction work on the south bypass of Highway 34. And […]

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Highway 20, Highway 34, North Albany Road, Spring Hill roundabout, traffic