PHASE ONE OF A 50-MILE ACTIVITY LOOP AROUND ABQ HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETED. IT LINKS UPTOWN TO ZUNI ROAD USING MULTI-USE TRAILS, AND COST A MILLION DOLLARS. MELISSA PEREZ WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SAYS THE PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED PIECE-BY-PIECE. SHE SAYS THE ENTIRE PROJECT WILL LIKELY TAKE TWO OR THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE AND THE PHASES WILL DONE AS FUNDING ALLOWS.
PEREZ SAYS EACH PHASE WILL FILL TRAIL GAPS AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING ROADS. SHE SAYS PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT COULD BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
