ALBUQUERQUE CITY HALL IS MOVING AHEAD WITH A PROJECT THAT WOULD RETURN VEHICLE TRAFFIC TO 4TH STREET DOWNTOWN, BETWEEN CENTRAL AND TIJERAS. THE MAYOR'S CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ROB PERRY TELLS 770 KKOB THAT AFTER ALMOST 30 YEARS, SOMETHING NEW NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THE PEDESTRIAN MALL. HE SAYS THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN RECENT YEARS IN VAGRANCY AND PANHANDLING IN THE MALL AREA. PERRY SAYS THE RE-DO SHOULD ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM.
PERRY SAYS IT MAKES ECONOMIC AND ENGINEERING SENSE TO TURN 4TH STREET INTO A TWO-WAY ROADWAY. HE SAYS WORK ON THE 1.2 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR, AND WILL TAKE SIX TO NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
