ALBUQUERQUE OFFICIALS HOPE TO TURN THE CITY INTO AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION HUB. MAYOR R-J BERRY ON TUESDAY ANNOUNCED THAT HE AND CITY LEADERS WANT TO DO IT IN ORDER TO CAPITALIZE ON ALBUQUERQUE’S HISTORY, RAILROADS AND INTERSTATES.
A MASSACHUSETTS FIRM … CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS … HAS BEEN HIRED TO DO A FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WILL COST MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE STUDY WILL BE PAID FOR BY NOT ONLY ALBUQUERQUE, BUT BERNALILLO, VALENCIA, SANDOVAL, AND TORRANCE COUNTIES … THE MCCUNE FOUNDATION … AND THE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD.
