Albany’s new “plaza street” on the Willamette riverfront has sustained some damage well before it has seen its first intended use for events like the farmers’ market.
Water Avenue reopens as a plaza street
Written November 21st, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Friday should have been a red-letter day in Albany. The western four blocks of Water Avenue on the city’s riverfront were open again after being closed since April so the street could be transformed.
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Tags: Albany waterfront, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project
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Albany council writes CARA’s last chapter
Written November 20th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
The Albany Waterfront Project is complete, the end of CARA is near, and electric ratepayers in the city won’t have to bear the full cost of placing overhead power lines on Water Avenue under ground.
Albany to decide on final CARA spending
Written November 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Next week we may find out whether Albany customers of Pacific Power will be billed, and how much, for part of the cost of the city’s Waterfront Project.
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Tags: "plaza street", Albany Revitalization Agency, CARA, Pacific Power, undergrounding, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project
Tags: "plaza street", Albany Revitalization Agency, CARA, Pacific Power, undergrounding, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project
Plaza street gets benches; trees come next
Written November 6th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Bit by bit, Albany’s new plaza street is taking its final shape as the city’s contractor is getting close to winding up three years of construction on the Albany Waterfront Project.
Plaza street paving close to being finished
Written October 26th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
The construction of Albany’s new plaza street is supposed to be complete in November, and it looks like the contractors may reach that goal.
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Farmers’ market returns to riverfront
The Albany farmers’ market opened its 2026 season today by returning to the riverfront, its Saturday home for 28 years until it moved near City Hall in 2007.
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