Councilor Proposes a Wider Paseo de Norte

IF YOU LIFE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S WEST SIDE, YOUR COMMUTE COULD GET EASIER IN THE FUTURE. ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILOR CYNTHIA BORREGO IS PROPOSING THAT A STRETCH OF PASEO DEL NORTE BE WIDENED. THERE’S JUST ONE LANE EACH WAY ON PASEO, AND BORREGO WANTS TO WIDEN THE AREA BETWEEN KIMMICK TO UNIVERSE.

SHE SAYS ADDING A SECOND LANE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WOULD EASE THE WEST SIDE COMMUTE. THE PRICE TAG ON THIS PROJECT WOULD BE MORE THAN 16-MILLION DOLLARS, AND BORREGO TELLS KOB-TV SHE’LL ASK FOR FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY MONEY.

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