If you point out an unexpected road hazard that could hurt or kill somebody, you would think people in charge would do something to fix it. But you’d be wrong.
At the Queen Avenue railroad crossing in Albany, the westbound bike lane ends in a rocky hole or gap between the pavement and the first rail. A bike rider who didn’t know it was there could hit that hole and break his neck. A rider who knows it’s there must stop or veer into the traffic lane.
This hazard came about after a contractor for the city repaved Queen Avenue on both sides of the tracks in 2024. I have pointed it out two or three times since January 2025…