Tuesday, December 15, 2015
About town
Pics from around town today:
Gas pump at the Sunoco station
Workers messing around at Front & Walnut again
Changing more road signs
Putting up signs at 401 Locust
Another look
All in a row on Manor
Seen on North Fifth
This too
Route 441 Bypass Groundbreaking - A look back
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Route 441 bypass occurred over a year-and-a-half ago. The story of that event is HERE.
Study: hormone-disrupting chemicals, herbicides, pathogens and parasites likely behind bass collapse in Susquehanna
Herbicides, hormone-disrupting chemicals, as well as pathogens and parasites in the water, are the most likely causes for the decade-long decline of prize game fish in the Susquehanna River, a new study by state and federal agencies says.
The bypass- When will it open?
According to borough officials at last night's council meeting, no definite date has yet been announced for the opening of the Route 441 bypass. There are some hopeful signs, however: Workers were testing traffic signals and addressing other issues at Front and Walnut Streets recently, and signage along North Third Street was changed yesterday in advance of the opening.
The purpose of the new bypass is to divert truck traffic around Columbia and keep it out of the center of town. Once the road is finally opened, however, some truckers might have a hard time of it, especially in winter weather. Those traveling east on Route 30 will need to get off at the Columbia exit as a first step in connecting with Route 441 South. From there, the driver will follow a convoluted route by turning right onto Linden Street, then right again onto North Third (near the Turkey Hill Experience), then up the hill to the Route 30/441 intersection, then left onto the new bypass, following it to the lower part of Bridge Street, and then onto Front Street. Since there is currently a No Turn on Red sign at the Third and Linden intersection, traffic is likely to back up on Linden, from Third Street to the exit ramp. If that's the case, then the plan to keep trucks out of town might be trading one problem for another.
Whatever the case, it is imperative that tractor-trailers be prevented from using the Third and Locust Street intersection, which was never intended for such large vehicles, as evidenced in these recent photos:
The purpose of the new bypass is to divert truck traffic around Columbia and keep it out of the center of town. Once the road is finally opened, however, some truckers might have a hard time of it, especially in winter weather. Those traveling east on Route 30 will need to get off at the Columbia exit as a first step in connecting with Route 441 South. From there, the driver will follow a convoluted route by turning right onto Linden Street, then right again onto North Third (near the Turkey Hill Experience), then up the hill to the Route 30/441 intersection, then left onto the new bypass, following it to the lower part of Bridge Street, and then onto Front Street. Since there is currently a No Turn on Red sign at the Third and Linden intersection, traffic is likely to back up on Linden, from Third Street to the exit ramp. If that's the case, then the plan to keep trucks out of town might be trading one problem for another.
Whatever the case, it is imperative that tractor-trailers be prevented from using the Third and Locust Street intersection, which was never intended for such large vehicles, as evidenced in these recent photos:
Monday, December 14, 2015
New borough manager sworn in
Columbia Mayor Leo Lutz swore in Gregory Sahd as Columbia's new borough manager at Monday's borough council meeting.
Columbia Spy has more information on Gregory Sahd HERE.
Bypass to open, 3rd Street to be turned over
Work continued on the Route 441 bypass project this afternoon, as workers changed out signs on North Third Street in anticipation of the street being "turned over" to the borough in the near future when the bypass is opened. North Third will no longer be a state road with the designation Route 441.
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