Without trucks we wouldn’t eat, or have many of the things we do have. I know that. Truckers are making a living. I know that too. But do they really have to pass each other all that much, holding up the rest of the traffic on I-5?
Can this truck trap be fixed?
Written July 20th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Do you think Albany will do anything else to keep trucks from hitting the railroad overpass on First Avenue? Me neither, but at least the subject came up — briefly, and without resolution — at Wednesday’s meeting of the Central Albany Revitalization Area advisory board.
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Tags: bridge clearance, CARA, First Avenue, truck traffic, truck-eating trestle
Tags: bridge clearance, CARA, First Avenue, truck traffic, truck-eating trestle
On I-5 now, patience is a virtue
Written April 2nd, 2015 by Hasso Hering
You may have read the stories this week about an increase in truck traffic in Oregon, and how it reflects a comeback in the economy after the slump of the last few years. That sounds like good news — unless you happen to be driving up Interstate 5 when the freeway is clogged with 18-wheelers […]
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Street scene: Why that ‘center’ line is off center
Why, Bill McLagan wanted to know, did they restripe Seventh Avenue near Hill Street in Albany some years ago so the center line was no longer in the center? Good question. If you notice it at all, it certainly looks odd.
Tags: Albany traffic, center line, Seventh and Hill, truck traffic