ALBUQUERQUE'S MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS, FOR SOME TIME NOW, BEEN BUSY WITH A MASSIVE PROJECT TO REPLACE MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND STREET SIGNS ACROSS THE CITY. DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR MICHAEL RIORDAN SAYS THE PRINT ON THE SIGNS IS BIGGER…AND THE SIGNS ARE MORE REFLECTIVE SO THEY'RE EASIER TO READ AT NIGHT.
RIORDAN TELLS 770 KKOB THIS IS A LONG TERM PROJECT, SPANNING OUT OVER YEARS. HE SAYS THEY'RE REPLACING SIGNS AS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ARE PASSED. RIORDAN SAYS ABOUT TWO THOUSAND SIGNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SO FAR. ONCE COMPLETED, THE TOTAL COST WILL BE EIGHT TO 10 MILLION DOLLARS.
