Krumkill Road ready for a fix
Q: Every weekday, I take Krumkill Road back and forth between Schoolhouse Road and Normanskill Road. In New Scotland, that double dip in the Krumkill Road just east of the Normans Kill is undeniably...
View ArticleRoad’s condition should no longer be a Zoar point
In April, reader Cyndi Myers expressed her distress at the condition of Zoar Avenue in Albany. The parent of a child at the Montessori Magnet School on Tremont Street, Myers said “it’s a very busy...
View ArticleNot all roads are ready for rumble strips
Q: I sent you this question back in the fall and never got a response, so I thought I’d try again! I am very curious to get an answer. I live in Latham, off Columbia Street Extension (also known as...
View ArticleDid Albany Shaker Road need repaving?
Q: Perhaps you can find out what drove the decision to repave Albany Shaker Road in Colonie at this time. It seemed that this road was in pretty good condition, being relatively new. And at least until...
View ArticleColonie describes how it picks where to pave
Q: We live in a small, suburban housing development nestled between the town of Colonie and Niskayuna. The three streets comprising the neighborhood have gradually gone downhill (no pun intended). Road...
View ArticleTwo roads in Colonie draw concerns
Q: Recently you had an article about roads in need of repair. Well, I have two for you. Quarry Drive (at the bend close to Swiss Court) has had a hole located next to a sewer drain that has been like...
View ArticleState roads get a-salted by DOT
Q: What is the stuff that the state Department of Transportation has been spraying all the state roads with? I’m assuming it’s anti-freeze since its that time of year, and it’s a blue-looking solution...
View ArticleWhy replace new blacktop on 787?
Q: I have two questions. 1. On Interstate 787, reconstruction has been going on for some years. Specifically, last year (or maybe a couple of years ago), the section around Exit 2 (Port of Albany/Pearl...
View ArticleState DOT ordered to pay injured motorcyclist
The state Department of Transportation lost a case brought by a motorcyclist injured when he lost control on gravel and stone on the road. The decision comes more than five years after the crash on...
View ArticleBumpy ride on Thruway only temporary
Q: Over a period of several weeks late last year, crews intermittently closed down the right lanes of the Thruway in Greene County in both directions and placed 2-foot wide strips of tarmac across the...
View ArticleWhen will Troy’s Morrison Avenue be fixed?
Q: I was wondering about Troy’s plans to address the very obvious water leak about halfway down the Morrison Avenue hill in Troy. Beginning this winter, I noticed a section of broken pavement, from...
View ArticleHilarious letter thanks officials for bumpy Delmar roads
This letter to the editor was just too funny not to share. I am 87 years old and among my physical shortcomings is the fact that I no longer can shake my cocktails with the vigor I once did. However, I...
View ArticlePaving project will enhance Delaware Avenue
Note to readers: My name is Jennifer Patterson, and I’m taking over the Getting There column for Tim O’Brien, who left the Times Union. Tim answered hundreds of readers’ questions during his tenure,...
View ArticleState roadways to get a face-lift
Q: I’m continually surprised by the state of our roads in the Capital District. No matter where you drive, you have to contend with potholes that can swallow a car tire and road surfaces that haven’t...
View Article‘Wear and tear’ an issue on State Route 150
Q: This past summer, the Route 150 bridge in Wynantskill was replaced. Subsequently, Route 150 was repaved for approximately 10 miles through West Sand Lake. The remainder of Route 150 from Sand Lake...
View ArticleDrivers voice their pothole angst
Q: Numerous readers have voiced their frustration with potholes plaguing Capital Region roadways. Here are just a few: As “pothole season” begins, I find myself thinking about which roads I drive on...
View ArticleDOT fills in Latham road surface flaw
Q: For the past several years, there has existed a road surface defect at the intersection of Wade Road Extension and Route 7 Westbound in Latham. This sunken road surface is just forward of the...
View ArticleRensselaer County launches a pothole patrol
Q: There are several deep potholes in and around Schodack. What are city planners doing to address this issue? It seems worse this year than in the past. — Ashely Fitzgerald, Schodack Q: I was driving...
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