Construction starts at problematic Central Ave. bridge underpass

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s been on pause for around a year, but the city is finally restarting work, fixing one of the most notorious stretches of sidewalk in Albuquerque.

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It’s been around for almost 100 years, but these days, not a lot of people dare to walk under the railroad tracks on Central Ave. because of problems with campers, drug use, and vandalism. The revamp to fix that is now kicking into high gear. The first step in fixing the downtown portion of the ongoing “Rail Trail” project is to replace the Central Ave. underpass with a new pedestrian bridge and crossing ramps.

“People for years have crossed at an underpass there, or maybe you’ve ridden your car under the bridge. We’ll now have two ramps that take you up and over that bridge area,” said Terry Brunner, Director of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency…

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