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Albany Area Road To Close Again For Ongoing Construction [UPDATE]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:42:26 +0000

UPDATE – June 22, 2012 at 7:45 p.m. The Fuller Road closures for the weekend could be a problem for some Albany area graduations. The closings actually start about 9:00 p.m., Friday, June 22, 2012, and continue through the weekend. It’s the closing of Fuller Road from I-90 Exit 2 through Washington Avenue Extension, in [...]

Campbell Avenue In Troy To Reopen Today – June 20, 2012

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:49:02 +0000

A good portion of Campbell Avenue in Troy has been closed since February. This is due to the flooding that happened last year from Tropical Storm Irene. It was first closed back in January, 2012, but then reopened.

Albany Area Road To Close Again For Ongoing Construction

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:19:08 +0000

Construction on Fuller Road has been going on since April, 2011, and it’s still going on. According to the New York State Department Of Transportation, this will be continuing until June, 2013. The last time that part of Fuller Road was closed was back in May. Here we go again. This weekend, the section [...]

Fuller Road Is Open [PHOTOS]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:01:27 +0000

It closed for construction between Railroad Avenue and Washington Avenue on May 4, and it wasn’t supposed to be open until Monday, May 14. Fuller Road was reopened on Saturday May 12. If you’ve been having to travel in this part of the Albany area, you know how badly traffic has backed up, especially on [...]

Hey Albany Area Forklift Operators – Can You Use It To Put A Penny Into A Bottle?

Richie Phillips — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:32:19 +0000

Here’s a great challenge for anyone who operates a forklift – and you know who you are. This is your chance to show your great construction skills. In fact, if you think you can copy this, I’ll come out there and film you. Here’s a guy who said he could use his forklift to drop [...]

Fuller Road Closing In Albany Starting This Weekend

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:26:56 +0000

So I turn onto Fuller Road from Central Avenue in Colonie, and I see a sign that shows that “Fuller Road is closing from may 4 through May 14″. I’m thinking, “you’ve got to be kidding?” I know there’s construction down the road at Washington Avenue in Albany. I did a story about it a [...]

Getting Ready For Big Changes At Fuller Road And Washington Avenue In Albany [PHOTOS]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:05:35 +0000

I travel just about every day on Fuller Road and Washington Avenue in Albany, just like so many of you. There’s plenty of construction going on, and there will be what I consider some major changes for those roads. I told you when it was ready to start in another story. After doing a little research, thanks to NYSDOT, I finally got a glimpse of what the final product should look like.

Get Ready For Some Albany Area Bridge Construction

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:05:30 +0000

If you take the Patroon Island Bridge, Congress Street Bridge or Thaddeus Kosciuszko (Twin Bridges) to go to work, get ready for some delays. New York State will soon begin some much-needed renovations on these bridges, as well as a few others. According to a story from the Times Union, the projects will begin sometime [...]

Construction To Begin On Fuller Road Near Washington Avenue In Albany

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:05:12 +0000

If you need to travel around the Albany area, around Fuller Road near Washington Avenue in Albany in particular, you may want to find another route. Beginning Monday, April 2nd, another phase of an ongoing construction project will begin. It’s the area on Fuller Road near the entrance ramp to I90 west in Albany. This [...]

Changes May Be Coming To Erie Boulevard In Schenectady

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:18:50 +0000

The stretch of Erie Boulevard from State Street to General Electric in Schenectady is a very wide stretch of road. That may be changing. According to a story in the Times Union, there have been plans for about four years to reconstruct that part of Erie Boulevard and make it narrower and more pedestrian- and [...]

Some People In Clifton Park Haven't Had Phone Service For Almost A Week

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:31:20 +0000

About six days ago, a construction crew snapped some power and telephone wires, and the phones have been out of order since then. Many of the people are seniors. Not only is it an inconvenience, but it’s also a dangerous situation. In a story from WNYT, ninety-year-old Howard Hickins said that “no phone service means [...]

Traffic Problems On The Ramp To I-90 From I-787 In Albany

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:23:41 +0000

If you travel in Albany on Interstate 787 north, and go on the ramp to head westbound on Interstate 90 in Albany, you may want to find another route because of more construction. If you travel in this area everyday, you know exactly what I’m talking about. The ramp is down to one lane, and [...]

Construction Will Close Part Of Washington Avenue Extension In Albany

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:09:25 +0000

In Albany, Washington Avenue Extension at Fuller Road will have a partial closure this Saturday and Sunday, because of some construction on the Albany NanoTech Building. The part of the road that will be closed will be between Fuller Road and the Crossgates Mall Entrance. This is because there’s a bridge that will connect the [...]

Roundabout Construction A Headache For East Greenbush Drivers

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:51:04 +0000

At the intersection of Route 4 and Luther Road in East Greenbush, there’s construction of a new roundabout, but it’s being halted. Because of the situation, traffic is not making drivers and residents very unhappy. Some people are saying that before the construction, the traffic would back up all the way to I-90, and now [...]

The Future of Tools [VIDEO]

Richie Phillips — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:55:34 +0000

My tool chest is probably the most frustrating possession. I could have 400 different “devices” in there, and it never fails to deprive me of the one that I need when the crucial moment arrives! Don’t you wish you had a quick and easy little “thingy” that combines tools in one? I know that they’ve [...]

Construction On Fuller Road From Colonie To Albany

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:31:55 +0000

Starting Monday, April 4, if you travel on Fuller Road, from Central Avenue in Colonie, to Washington Avenue in Albany, you may want to find another route. That’s when the second phase of a major construction project will begin. The first phase was last year. That was from Western Avenue, to Washington Avenue, in Albany. [...]