ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A project to create a seven-mile multi-use trail connecting downtown Albuquerque and Old Town is getting closer to opening. The Rail Trail project has been in the works for over a decade, and now parts of that trail are in their final stages.
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The city is currently working on two segments of the Rail Trail, one in the Sawmill District and one at Central Ave. and First St. The city said they’re hoping this network of developments will be used for recreation and even become a tourist attraction. “We want people to experience it and say this is something we want to finish, we want to see this trail get built,” said Terry Brunner, Director for the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency.
At the corner of Bellamah Ave. and 19th St. in the Sawmill District, the city is finishing one of the first segments of the Rail Trail project, a seven-mile multi-use trail designed to connect Old Town, downtown Albuquerque, and the Bosque. “So this is about a quarter-mile section that’s connecting the Sawmill Market area with Old Town. It’s our first actual trail piece, and it will soon connect to Wells Park on one end and over to the Bosque Trail on the other end,” said Terry Brunner…