Albuquerque officials have announced a comprehensive set of roadway safety improvements along Central Avenue, building on significant reductions in traffic crashes that have occurred this year.
The city reported a 47% reduction in all fatal and serious injury crashes along the Central Avenue corridor year-to-date, with pedestrian and bicycle serious injury crashes down 56%, according to Albuquerque Police Department data.
“Roadway safety is one of the biggest concerns for our city, especially along East Central,” Mayor Tim Keller said in a press release. “We have already seen encouraging progress, and now we are doubling down on improvements that are going to make a real difference.”…