A STATE SENATOR SAYS IT'S A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE AROUND AN ALBUQUERQUE HIGH SCHOOL. MICHAEL PADILLA IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES HEADING TO ATRISCO HERITAGE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL EVERY DAY. HE SAYS THE SCHOOL WAS BUILT TO HANDLE 2-THOUSAND STUDENTS, BUT NOW HANDLES AROUND 2-THOUSAND-600.
PADILLA SAYS IT CAN TAKE 25 TO 35 MINUTES JUST TO GET ONTO THE PROPERTY IN THE MORNING … AND ANOTHER 30 MINUTES TO GET OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS. THEN IT'S MORE OF THE SAME WHEN STUDENTS ARE PICKED UP IN THE AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE OPENING OF A NEW "K"-THROUGH 8TH GRADE SCHOOL NEAR THE HIGH SCHOOL NEXT YEAR.
PADILLA IS HOSTING A MEETING ON THE ISSUE TUESDAY AT 10AM IN THE SCHOOL'S LIBRARY.
