Transportation studies and reports.
City Corridor and Neighborhood Studies#
98th Street and Benavides Road#
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Intersection Assessment — Part 1 (2019 Archived PDF)
Evaluates 98th Street and Benavides Road geometry, access, sight distance, multimodal facilities, lighting, utilities, pavement, traffic operations, signal warrants, queues, crashes, and recommended intersection configurations and pedestrian improvements.
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Intersection Assessment — Part 2: Appendices (2019 Archived PDF)
Provides the assessment’s supporting planning maps, field photographs, traffic counts, signal-warrant worksheets, Synchro operations results, crash records, utility documentation, turning templates, and concept alternatives.
Central Avenue: 1st Street to Girard#
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Collects the City’s project history and current authoritative links for the Central Avenue Complete Street Plan and Design Toolkit between Downtown and Girard Boulevard.
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March 2014 Draft Plan and Design Toolkit (archived PDF)
Documents existing conditions, public priorities, multimodal design concepts, catalytic redevelopment areas, implementation strategies, and block-by-block recommendations for Central Avenue between First Street and Girard Boulevard.
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October 2013 Draft Plan and Design Toolkit (archived PDF)
Preserves the earlier draft, allowing comparison of evolving street designs, transit concepts, public priorities, catalytic redevelopment areas, and implementation recommendations before the March 2014 revision.
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October 2013 Draft Plan Presentation (archived PDF)
Summarizes the public workshop, including existing conditions, proposed street sections, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, catalytic redevelopment areas, case studies, implementation strategies, and the project’s next steps.
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Existing Conditions Presentation (2013 archived PDF)
Presents the project’s early policy and existing-conditions analysis, including traffic, transit, pedestrian demand, bicycle crashes, street sections, parking, and prior planning guidance for the Central Avenue corridor.
Downtown Neighborhood Area#
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Downtown Neighborhood Area Traffic Study (2014 Archived PDF)
Evaluates Downtown neighborhood traffic, crashes, speeds, intersections, midblock crossings, Mountain Road safety, and public concerns, then recommends short- and long-term circulation, parking, crossing, and traffic-calming improvements.
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Technical Appendices (2014 Archived PDF)
Preserves the Downtown study’s supporting speed and traffic counts, turning movements, cost estimates, public meeting records, resident comments, analysis worksheets, and other technical documentation.
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East Central Avenue#
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East Central Avenue Safety Study (2020 Archived PDF)
Analyzes pedestrian and bicycle safety on Central Avenue from Louisiana to Eubank using crashes, speeds, crossings, lighting, sidewalks, demographics, and policy context, then recommends near-term treatments, a conditional temporary road diet, and a permanent long-term road diet.
Girard Boulevard#
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Preserves the corridor plan, design drawings, bicycle and intersection concepts, presentations, meeting notes, and implementation history for multimodal improvements on Girard Boulevard between Gibson and Indian School.
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Annotated Streetscape Schematic Design (2022 Archived PDF)
Preserves the City’s annotated 2022 schematic design for Girard between Indian School and Hannett, showing pedestrian, bicycle, sidewalk, streetscape, tree, parking, intersection, and cost concepts. Red review notes indicate this is a working design record, not an adopted final plan.
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Draft Complete Street Master Plan (March 2013 archived PDF)
Evaluates Girard Boulevard from Gibson to Indian School, documenting traffic and safety conditions, school and neighborhood concerns, roadway alternatives, bicycle and pedestrian treatments, intersection concepts, implementation priorities, and public input.
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Phase I Construction Plans: Thaxton to Central (2016 archived PDF)
Provides the approved construction drawings for Girard Boulevard from Thaxton Avenue to Central Avenue, including typical sections, quantities, signing, striping, and detailed roadway improvements implementing the corridor plan.
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Phase II Construction Plans: Central to Lomas (2016 archived PDF)
Provides the approved construction drawings for Girard Boulevard from Central Avenue to Lomas Boulevard, including typical sections, quantities, signing, striping, intersection details, and roadway improvements implementing the corridor plan.
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Phase III Construction Plans: Lomas to Indian School (2016 archived PDF)
Provides the approved construction drawings for Girard Boulevard from Lomas Boulevard to Indian School Road, including typical sections, quantities, signing, striping, and detailed roadway improvements implementing the corridor plan.
South Yale Boulevard#
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Provides the South Yale corridor’s existing-conditions material, study-area map, segment concept plans, public-meeting record, and development-oriented Complete Street concepts prepared for the area south of Central Avenue.
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Corridor Segments and Future Context (2013 archived PDF)
Divides South Yale between Avenida Cesar Chavez and Gibson into commercial, community-serving, and hospitality districts, explaining the intended future land-use and streetscape character for each corridor segment.
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Study Area and Context Zones (2013 archived PDF)
Maps the South Yale study corridor, context zones, traffic-analysis intersections, ABQ RIDE stops, nearby neighborhoods, community facilities, UNM and CNM campuses, Isotopes Park, and the Sunport.
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Segment 1 Concept Plan: Avenida Cesar Chavez to Kathryn (2013 archived PDF)
Maps preliminary improvements between Avenida Cesar Chavez and Kathryn Avenue, including wider sidewalks, crossings, curb extensions, lighting, trees, bus-stop amenities, medians, access changes, and alternative intersection configurations.
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Segment 2 Concept Plan: Kathryn to Ross (2013 archived PDF)
Maps preliminary improvements between Kathryn and Ross avenues, including sidewalks, lighting, crossings, landscaping, transit amenities, access management, and alternatives for connecting Loma Linda Community Center to surrounding neighborhoods.
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Segment 3 Concept Plan: Ross to Gibson (2013 archived PDF)
Maps preliminary improvements between Ross Avenue and Gibson Boulevard, including landscaped medians, lighting, enhanced bus stops, ADA curb ramps, intersection crossings, and the proposed roadway section for the hospitality district.
Rio Grande Boulevard#
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Rio Grande Boulevard Corridor Plan (1989 Archived PDF)
Preserves the 1989 framework for Rio Grande Boulevard, covering land use, traffic, bicycle and pedestrian conditions, landscaping, drainage, intersections, neighborhood concerns, design alternatives, implementation priorities, and estimated costs.
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Rio Grande Boulevard Complete Street Concept Plan (2017 Unadopted Archived PDF)
Presents the City’s unadopted 2017 Rio Grande Boulevard Complete Street concept plan, documenting traffic, crashes, walking, bicycling, and transit conditions; evaluating corridor and intersection alternatives; recording public engagement; and identifying preferred improvements from south of Central Avenue through the I-40 area.
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Amole Mesa Avenue and Messina Drive Traffic Calming Study
Documents the 2023 neighborhood traffic-calming study covering traffic conditions, community concerns, potential treatments, and the study process for Amole Mesa Avenue and Messina Drive.
Public Meeting Presentation (2023 Archived PDF) · Official City PDF
Lomas Boulevard#
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Lomas Boulevard Safety Study (2025 archived PDF)
Evaluates converting Lomas Boulevard between Girard and San Pedro to a road diet with business-access-and-transit lanes, using traffic operations, crash history, transit performance, multimodal access, public input, and extensive appendices to assess safety and implementation.
Golf Course Road#
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Golf Course Road Complete Streets Study (2022 archived PDF)
Evaluates Golf Course Road as a Complete Street, documenting traffic, safety, transit, walking, bicycling, land use, and public priorities before recommending corridor and intersection concepts, implementation phases, and planning-level costs.
Juan Tabo and Four Hills#
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Juan Tabo Hills Traffic Study (2023 archived PDF)
Analyzes existing and future traffic in Juan Tabo Hills and Willow Wood, including roadway conditions, speeds, crashes, intersection operations, pedestrian and bicycle needs, traffic-control warrants, development assumptions, and recommended improvements.
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Juan Tabo Hills Traffic Study — Public Meeting Presentation (September 2022 Archived PDF)
Presents the study’s crash, speed, traffic-volume, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and intersection findings, then evaluates turn lanes, roundabouts, continuous-flow intersections, access management, multimodal connections, crossing treatments, and traffic-calming options.
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Juan Tabo Boulevard Connectivity Study (2021 archived PDF)
Evaluates extending Juan Tabo Boulevard between Central Avenue and Innovation Parkway/Eubank, documenting right-of-way, development, traffic, drainage, utilities, multimodal design, alternatives, costs, and implementation considerations for a missing north-south connection.
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Juan Tabo Boulevard Connectivity Study — Virtual Public Meeting 1 (December 2020 Archived PDF)
Documents study limits, property and environmental constraints, traffic and crash conditions, cut-through data, and five roadway alternatives presented before the City gathered initial community feedback.
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Juan Tabo Boulevard Connectivity Study — Virtual Public Meeting 2 (2021 Archived PDF)
Documents public and stakeholder feedback, compares alternatives across traffic, safety, right-of-way, cost, development, bio-zone, and landfill impacts, and explains why no-build ranked highest while a bridge option was estimated near $36 million.
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Four Hills Traffic Calming Study (2023 archived PDF)
Documents traffic, speeds, crashes, street geometry, and community input across the Four Hills neighborhood, then evaluates and recommends traffic-calming treatments for Stagecoach Road, Four Hills Road, Via Posada, and connecting streets.
Montaño Road and North Fourth Street#
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Montaño Road Transportation Alternatives Analysis (2005 archived PDF)
Evaluates transportation and land-use alternatives for Montaño Road between Coors and Fourth Street and the Montaño/Fourth intersection, covering corridor access, traffic, safety, street design, redevelopment, public priorities, and recommended multimodal concepts.
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Montaño Road Corridor Study — Wilson & Company (2005 Archived PDF)
Evaluates Montaño Road from Coors Boulevard to Second Street using traffic modeling, public input, safety, noise, vibration, biology, lane alternatives, costs, and intersection operations, recommending four general-purpose lanes.
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Montaño Citizens Advisory Committee Recommendations (2005 Archived PDF)
Recommends general-purpose and HOV lanes, lower speeds, enforcement, redesigned intersections, roundabouts, protected walking and bicycling crossings, retained bike lanes, rapid bus service, commuter rail access, and intelligent transportation systems.
Council Policy and Study Authorization#
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Montaño and Fourth Street Study Authorization — Resolution R-05-216 (2005 Archived PDF)
Authorizes and funds the Montaño and Fourth Street feasibility study, requiring public involvement, alternatives and financial analysis, HOV and bus-lane evaluation, agency collaboration, and coordination with surrounding corridor plans.
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Montaño Four-Lane Policy — Resolution R-04-204 (2005 Archived PDF)
Requests use of the bridge and corridor’s four-lane capacity while requiring North Fourth Street planning, Near North Valley planning, Montaño/Fourth intersection analysis, multimodal consideration, financial analysis, and recurring progress reports.
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Montaño HOV and River-Crossing Policy — Resolution R-05-382 (2005 Archived PDF)
Records the proposed City policy favoring two unrestricted lanes and a reversible HOV/transit lane, interim HOV striping, and compliance with regional planning, federal permits, historic-preservation requirements, and court decisions.
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Montaño Four General-Purpose Lanes Proposal — Resolution R-05-390 (2005 Archived PDF)
Records the competing proposal to operate Montaño between Coors and Fourth Street with four general-purpose lanes, citing the Wilson study, corridor capacity, safety analysis, environmental findings, and prior Council policy.
Uptown#
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Uptown Pedestrian Study (2014 archived PDF)
Analyzes pedestrian counts, behavior, crashes, crossings, roadway conditions, and planned development in Uptown, then recommends location-specific safety, accessibility, wayfinding, signal, sidewalk, and streetscape improvements.
Official City PDF · Official City transit document collection
Zuni Road#
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Zuni Road Study — Part I (2011 archived PDF)
Documents existing conditions and community priorities along Zuni Road from Washington to Central, evaluates multimodal and traffic-safety alternatives, and recommends corridor, intersection, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, streetscape, and implementation improvements.
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Zuni Road Study — Part II: Collected Data (2011 archived PDF)
Preserves the Zuni Road Study’s collected-data appendices, including traffic counts, operations, crashes, transit, roadway measurements, public input, cost material, and technical evidence supporting the final corridor recommendations.
Bridge Boulevard#
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Bridge Boulevard Corridor Redevelopment Plan (2013 archived PDF)
Guides redevelopment along Bridge Boulevard in the South Valley by coordinating land use, transportation, streetscape, drainage, economic development, public investment, and implementation strategies for the corridor between the river and Coors Boulevard.
Technical Appendices#
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Bridge Boulevard Transportation Assessment (2012 archived PDF)
Evaluates crashes, pedestrian and bicycle conditions, transit, traffic operations, intersection capacity, roadway alternatives, complete-streets strategies, and supporting inventories for the Bridge Boulevard corridor.
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Bridge Boulevard Corridor Design Charrette Report (2012 archived PDF)
Records the May 2012 collaborative design process, land-use and mobility concepts, market findings, community feedback, redevelopment-site alternatives, streetscape ideas, and implementation priorities.
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Bridge Boulevard Historic and Cultural Analysis (2012 archived PDF)
Documents Bridge Boulevard’s evolution from El Camino Real and an agricultural route into an automobile corridor, with historic-property inventories, maps, archaeological records, and preservation context.
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Bridge Boulevard Economic, Demographic, and Market Analysis (2012 archived PDF)
Analyzes corridor demographics, employment, retail leakage, housing conditions, redevelopment demand, financing tools, and development potential using 2010-era data and forecasts through 2035.
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Bridge Boulevard Zoning Report (2012 archived PDF)
Maps existing land use and zoning, identifies redevelopment barriers, compares County and City regulations, and develops mixed-use, village-center, employment-district, parking, height, and design strategies.
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Bridge Boulevard Existing Environmental Conditions Report (2013 archived PDF)
Documents the corridor’s project purpose, alternatives, traffic, land use, environmental justice, cultural resources, noise, air quality, hazardous materials, waterways, biological resources, preliminary impacts, and outreach.
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Bridge Boulevard Public Involvement and Community Outreach Report (2012 archived PDF)
Preserves the complete public-involvement record behind the corridor plan, including steering committees, meetings, notices, presentations, comments, surveys, business interviews, focus groups, neighborhood outreach, and press coverage.
Predecessor Plans#
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Bridge Boulevard Village Center and Corridor Plan (2010 archived PDF)
Adopted as an addendum to the Isleta Boulevard and Village Centers Sector Development Plan, it establishes corridor land-use, roadway, access, streetscape, building, parking, and implementation standards.
Recovered official County Planning PDF · Alternate County Public Works PDF · Official County Project Page
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Bridge/Isleta Revitalization Plan (1997 archived PDF)
Preserves the jointly adopted Bridge/Isleta revitalization framework, documenting neighborhood conditions, community priorities, business development, public improvements, transportation access, land use, implementation actions, and adoption records.
Lead and Coal Avenues#
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Lead and Coal Studies Final Report (March 2025 archived PDF)
Evaluates existing traffic, safety, noise, and multimodal conditions along Lead and Coal avenues, compares lane and two-way conversion alternatives, and recommends safety improvements using operations analysis, public input, crash history, and implementation costs.
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Road Safety Audit of Lead and Coal Avenues (2022 archived PDF)
Documents the independent safety audit of Lead and Coal avenues between Broadway and Washington, including crash patterns, field observations, community comments, and recommended countermeasures for intersections, crossings, speeds, visibility, and multimodal travel.
Historical Street Capital Programs#
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Repaving Expenditures by Council District, 1999-2003 (Archived PDF)
Reports annual Albuquerque repaving expenditures and completed lane miles by council district from 1999 through 2003, enabling comparison of historical street-maintenance investment and geographic distribution.
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2003-2004 Street Bond Projects (Archived PDF)
Compares proposed 2003 and approved 2004 street-bond funding for major roads, bikeways, traffic systems, intersections, paving, sidewalks, landscaping, council set-asides, and related capital projects.
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2004 Planned Quarter-Cent Street Projects (Archived PDF)
Lists planned Albuquerque street work associated with quarter-cent transportation funding, organized by map quadrant and street limits, preserving a detailed snapshot of neighborhood-scale paving priorities.
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2004 Priority General Obligation Bond Street Projects (Archived PDF)
Identifies planned major paving rehabilitation and General Obligation Bond street projects by map quadrant, street, and limits, preserving neighborhood-level transportation investment priorities from 2004.
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Roadway Component Capital Implementation Plan, 2005-2013 (Archived PDF)
Schedules proposed roadway capital funding by service area for 2005-2013, including Coors, Paseo del Norte, Unser, 98th Street, Wyoming, major intersections, and other growth-area improvements.
Regional Screening and Analysis#
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Presents MRMPO’s 2023 screening of roadways that may support safety-focused reconfiguration based on lanes, capacity, and traffic volume. Candidate status is preliminary and does not replace project-specific engineering analysis.
State Highway Studies Affecting Albuquerque#
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I-40 West Corridor Study Executive Summary (2024)
Covers the I-40 Phase I-A/B corridor study from Arizona to Albuquerque, summarizing existing conditions, recommended improvements, estimated costs, implementation priorities, and operational strategies across mileposts 0 through 150.
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I-40 Phase I-A/B Corridor Study (2024)
Presents NMDOT’s signed Phase I-A/B analysis of I-40 from Arizona to Albuquerque, documenting public involvement, existing conditions, traffic and safety, alternatives screening, preferred improvements, costs, operational enhancements, and implementation.
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I-40 Highway Operations Improvement Plan (2024)
Provides NMDOT’s 25-year implementation roadmap for I-40 from Arizona to Albuquerque’s Atrisco Vista interchange, covering preferred improvements, design guidance, maintenance, incident management, priority projects, and phasing.
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I-40 Conceptual Alternatives Plan Sheets (2024)
Contains 139 preliminary plan sheets mapping conceptual I-40 improvements from Arizona to Albuquerque, including reconstruction limits, typical sections, crossovers, bridge constraints, curves, ramps, and pavement conditions.
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NMDOT’s Big I study page describes work at the I-25/I-40 interchange and links to the project’s interactive material. It belongs under studies until a defined implementation project and status are established.
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Documents NMDOT’s evaluation of safety and mobility improvements between Avenida Cesar Chavez and Lomas Boulevard, including alignment alternatives, interchange concepts, screening results, public meetings, and draft recommendations.
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I-25 Gibson Interchange Reconstruction Project
Tracks design development for replacing the Gibson interchange and improving I-25 between Sunport and Avenida Cesar Chavez, including braided ramps, frontage roads, multimodal connections, environmental review, and public materials.
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I-25 Bobby Foster and Mesa del Sol Interchange Study
Covers NMDOT’s Phase I-A/B study of I-25 from the Rio Grande bridges to Sunport Boulevard, evaluating future interchange, corridor, access, safety, and capacity improvements serving Mesa del Sol.
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NM 556/Tramway Boulevard Public Engagement Summary (November 2025)
Summarizes NMDOT’s 2025 public engagement for NM 556/Tramway Boulevard, including meeting outreach, roughly 180 comments, recurring safety and operations concerns, agency responses, and next steps.
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NMDOT NM 556/Tramway Boulevard Corridor Study
Tracks the active Albuquerque corridor study from Central Avenue to Live Oak Road, including current findings, April 2026 meeting resources, safety priorities, recommended strategies, and the study timeline.