ALBUQUERQUE’S DOWNTOWN CIVIC PLAZA IS GETTING A MAJOR FACE-LIFT. THE FOUR MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS THE WORK INVOLVES GETTING RID OF THE OLD FOUNTAIN. HE SAYS THEY COULDN’T KEEP THE OLD FOUNTAIN GOING ANYMORE AND IT WAS DAMAGING THE PARKING STRUCTURE BELOW IT. IT’S NOW GONE…TO BE REPLACED WITH AN INTERACTIVE FOUNTAIN THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A SHADE CANOPY BY THE NEW FOUNTAIN…AND A LARGE VIDEO DISPLAY IS ALSO BEING PUT IN.