Picture this. A bunch of drivers including me are stopped in heavy traffic at one of Albany’s leading intersections for crashes. Suddenly behind us, lights and sirens. An ambulance is bearing down.
Where traffic crashes happened more often
Written March 31st, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Does the Albany street system have intersections that are more dangerous than others? Dumb question, you say, intersections don’t do anything to present a danger. They just sit there, waiting for drivers to make a mistake.
That line on Ellsworth: ODOT may help
Written January 30th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Following up on the lane markings on Ellsworth Street and Ninth Avenue in Albany: Yes, the Oregon Department of Transportation may be interested in making improvements, but not just now.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Ellsworth and Ninth, lane markings, ODOT, pavement markings, traffic
Tags: Ellsworth and Ninth, lane markings, ODOT, pavement markings, traffic
Traffic musings: Population, housing and growth
Written December 23rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Sitting in Albany traffic on a weekday afternoon, I sometimes wonder where all these people are coming from and where are they going?
Three projects may ease downtown congestion
Written December 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Traffic into downtown Albany across the Ellsworth Street Bridge may flow a little easier a few years from now because of planned changes that ODOT has tentatively approved.
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Tags: downtown Albany, Ellsworth and Lyon, First Avenue, Highway 20 corridor, ODOT, parking, traffic, turn lanes
Tags: downtown Albany, Ellsworth and Lyon, First Avenue, Highway 20 corridor, ODOT, parking, traffic, turn lanes
Albany’s mini roundabout: Taking a look
Written September 3rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering
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.
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Tags: crashes, intersection, mini roundabout, Salem Avenue, traffic
Tags: crashes, intersection, mini roundabout, Salem Avenue, traffic
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Santiam Road produces bumper crop of tickets
The traffic cameras on Santiam Road in Albany produced 460 speeding tickets in June, making them by far the largest revenue producer of the city’s four sets of speed cameras.
Tags: Albany Municipal Court, photo enforcement, Santiam Road, speed cameras, traffic