CITY HALL IS FINALLY GETTING SOME FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT. MAYOR TIM KELLER SAYS THE CITY IS BEING AWARDED 14 MILLION DOLLARS…MONEY THE CITY HAS ALREADY SPENT FOR ROADWORK ALONG THE A-R-T ROUTE. AS FOR THE BIG 75 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT CITY HALL IS WAITING ON…KELLER SAYS THERE ARE STILL NO GUARANTEES. KELLER SAYS THEY SHOULD KNOW BY EARLY FALL WHETHER THE GRANT WILL BE AWARDED.
MEANWHILE, ADDITIONAL CHARGING STATIONS WILL BE BUILT, SINCE THE ELECTRIC BUSES DON’T GET THE MILEAGE PER CHARGE THAT WAS PROMISED. AND THE COST WILL BE PICKED UP BY THE BUS MANUFACTURER.
