RECONSTRUCTION OF ONE OF ALBUQUERQUE'S BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IS SET BREAK GROUND LATE THIS SUMMER OR EARLY FALL. MAYOR RICHARD BERRY ON TUESDAY SIGNED THE PAPERS SECURING THE 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS THAT'LL HELP PAY FOR THE PASEO/I-25 REBUILD. VOTERS APPROVED THE BONDS IN NOVEMBER. THE REST OF THE FUNDING … 43 MILLION DOLLARS … WILL COME FROM THE BERNALILLO COUNTY, THE FEDS, AND THE STATE.
MAYOR BERRY TELLS 770 KKOB THE STATE WILL GET THE PROJECT GOING. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT WILL SELECT A CONTRACTOR FROM SHORT LIST. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE DESIGN AND BUILD THE PROJECT. HE SAYS IT'LL TAKE 18 TO 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE REBUILD.
BERRY SAYS DRIVERS SPEND 350 THOUSAND MAN HOURS A YEAR STUCK IN TRAFFIC AT PASEO AND I-25 AND HERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ACCIDENTS THERE.
