YOU’RE GOING TO SEE PNM CREWS ALONG CENTRAL AVENUE IN ALBUQUERQUE, REPLACING UTILITY POLES WITH NEWER, TALLER ONES. IT’S PART OF THE WORK NEEDED IN ADVANCE OF THE CITY’S RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT. AUBREY JOHNSON IS PNM’S VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS. HE SAYS IT’S SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE FOR THE PASEO DEL NORTE PROJECT. HE SAYS IT WASN’T AS BIG OF A PROJECT BUT REQUIRED WORK SIMILAR TO WHAT’S TO BE DONE ON CENTRAL.
THE CENTRAL AVENUE WORK WILL BE DONE IN 5 SEGMENTS, EACH ABOUT 2-THOUSAND FEET LONG. JOHNSON SAYS THEY EXPECT TO BE DONE BY LATE NEXT YEAR.
