ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For the past three years, a problematic pedestrian crossing in downtown Albuquerque has been getting a revamp. Now, the city is unveiling the finished crossing.
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At the corner of 1st St. and Central Ave. in downtown Albuquerque, people go to the Alvarado Transportation Center to take the bus or use the Railrunner. In order to make it easier and safer to access, the city started a construction project to renovate the old crossing. Now the project is complete, and includes a new pedestrian ramp.
“This makes Central and the railroad tracks a more interactive area for people and bikes. Folks getting from Edo to downtown, folks trying to get to the Railrunner, folks getting off the Railrunner, under the future Rail Trail. This ramp is going to make that transition a lot more smooth,” said Terry Brunner, Director for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency…