ALBUQUERQUE’S SOUTH VALLEY SORELY NEEDS MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THIS THURSDAY, A MEETING WILL FOCUS ON ASPECTS OF MORE THAN 20 TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS SLATED FOR THE AREA.
CITY COUNCILOR ISAAC BENTON TELLS US IT INCLUDES PLANS TO EXTEND SUNPORT BLVD. … AND HE SAYS HE’S ALREADY GOTTEN CALLS ABOUT HOW IT WILL IMPACT THE AREA. BENTON TELLS US MOST OF THE CALLS ARE FROM RESIDENTS IN THE SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHO ARE AFRAID THE EXTENSION OF SUNPORT BLVD. WILL BRING MUCH MORE TRAFFIC INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
BENTON SAYS THE STATE ALSO PLANS TO IMPROVE I-25 SOUTHBOUND AND THE INTERCHANGES AT CESAR CHAVEZ AND UNIVERSITY. THE MEETING THURSDAY IS FROM 6 TO 8 PM AT U-S FOOD AT RIO BRAVO AND PRINCE STREET.
