Road condition questions? (Weather) 1-800-432-4269
or on the State Department of Transportation website

All projects scheduled weather permitting and subject to change without notice.

Photo of the new Big I interchange: looking SE toward University Blvd. and Indian School Rd (UNM Continuing Education Center) ROADS - for road and weather conditions, please phone number: 1-800-432-4269.

ROAD  REPORT

I40 / CARNUEL TO TIJERAS RECONSTRUCTION

ALL lanes open to traffic !!!  Yipee they finally finished the work on I-40 in the Canyon!

I40 / COORS TO 98TH ST. RECONSTRUCTION

I40 Eastbound from 98th to Coors will have the left lane closed. Saturday 7/28 from 5:30am to 3pm –

I40 Westbound from Coors to 98th will have the left lane closed. Sunday 7/29 from 7am to 5pm –

I40 Westbound from Coors to 98th will have various single lane closures. Monday 7/30 from 7:30pm to 5am –

SANTA FE CO. LINE TO SEDILLO HILL RECONSTRUCTION

I40 both directions from mile marker 184 to 182 (S.F. Co. Line to Sedillo Hill) will each have two lanes in a temporary alignment during reconstruction. Please observe posted speed limit of 45 mph. Ongoing and until September 2007 –

I25 FRONTAGE RD.- COAL TO TRAMWAY PAVING PROJECT

The I25 Frontage Rd. northbound from San Antonio to Paseo Del Norte will be closed for paving. Sunday 7/29 from 7pm to 5am –

The I25 northbound off ramp to Paseo Del Norte will be closed for paving. Seek alternate route. Sunday 7/29 from 10pm to 5am –

The I25 Frontage Rd. southbound from Paseo Del Norte to San Antonio will be closed for paving. Monday 7/30 from 7pm to 5am –

The I25 Frontage Rd. northbound just north of Paseo Del Norte will have various lane closures for milling. Tuesday 7/31 from 8pm to 5am –
            
DISTRICT WIDE TRAFFIC IMPACTS

Coors Southbound from Quail to I40 will have the right lane closed for road maintenance. Saturday 7/28 between 9am and 3pm–

NM313 from mile marker 12.4 to 15.1 (Algodones) will have various single lane closures. Traffic reduced to one lane with a pilot car onsite to guide traffic through the work zone. Monday 7/30 through 8/31 from 9am to 4pm each day –

NM116 from mile marker 3.5 to 7 (Belen) will have various single lane closures. Traffic r educed to one lane with flagmen and a pilot car onsite to guide traffic through the work zone. Monday 7/30 through Wednesday 8/8 from 7am to 6:30pm each day –

NM47 (Broadway) from Isleta to Rio Bravo will have various single lane closures for paving operation. Tuesday 7/31 through Friday 8/3, from 8:30am to 4:30pm each day

NM47 at Chical Rd. will have crews installing temporary signals on the shoulders with temporary closures of short duration. Ongoing through Friday 8/3 from 9am to 3pm weekdays –

US550 both directions at Camino Don Tomas (Bernalillo near the Giant Station) will have various single lane closures for turning lane installation. Ongoing through Wednesday 8/8 from 8pm to 5am weeknights –

Coors Northbound from before Namaste to Seville (Near St. Pius) will have the right lane closed for drainage work. Ongoing through Friday 8/10–

I25 both directions from mile marker 245 to 249 (Algodones to San Felipe) will have various single lane closures for paving operation. Ongoing through August from 8pm to 5am weekdays –

Visit http://nmroads.com for road projects throughout the state.

CITY

Central Ave & Richmond Dr – will have the southbound right lane and eastbound right lanes closed from 9 am – 3 pm and from 9 pm to 7 am on Friday night and Saturday morning …

Alvarado Dr at Hannett will have water transmission testing through Sunday.  Total CLOSURE with access to residents from 8 am to 5 pm.  (tough weekend guys)

Coal between Spruce and Sycamore will have a tree removed and the eastbound right lane will be closed from 9 am – 3 pm through 20 August

Rio Grande and Central will have various lane closures from o7 am to 7 pm through 8 August to install AT&T fiber optic cable.

Golf Course from Taylor Ranch to Paseo del Norte will have intermittent traffic control from 7 am to 7 pm six days a week through August 10 to fix manholes and valves.

Academy – road work continues …expect delays as areas are down to one lane each direction.  Landscaping work continues.

For more information on City Road Projects visit: 
http://www.cabq.gov/construction/report.html

For Transportation Options click here

For Rail Runner - UNM/UNMH Options click here

Click here to read about National Bike To Work Day 2006


First Portion of the Automated Vehicle Location System Unveiled

Jay Faught released information regarding this new computerized technology that will allow the Transit Department to track the location of every Rapid Ride vehicle and many paratransit vehicles. Eventually this system will be expanded to include every bus in the city.  In the near future ABQ RIDE plans to expand this technology further by allowing paratransit passengers to register their phone numbers, pagers or email addresses and have an automated message alert them when a paratransit van is within five minutes of their location.  This will reduce wait times for that service by 80 percent.  

Each Rapid Ride vehicle has a GPS system on board.  Once the bus passes a trigger point along the route, it sends a signal back to the receiver and translates the location into a graphical form that is displayed on a large screen in the transit control center.



New West Side Route on Montano Sunday Rapid Ride Service Added

The City will change the bus routing structure in Albuquerque to meet the growing demand of new passengers. These changes, including several new bus routes, will take effect August 19, 2006. Click here to view the updated bus schedule.

B Zone Parking Spaces on Redondo Displaced During Centennial Engineering Center Construction Project

B Zone parking spaces on Redondo Rd., across from the Centennial Engineering Center construction project, will be displaced until the new building is complete, approximately two years from now. Beginningsometime in September, B Zone Permit holders will no longer be able to park along the portion of Redondo Rd that runs parallel to University Blvd., between Central Ave. and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Alternative B Zone parking is available nearby at the Parking and Transportation Services Parking Lot on the northwest corner of University and Central. This period of significant University growth presents many parking challenges. We would like to thank you for your continued support and patience. Please contact Stacy Nagyvary at 277-5692 if you have any questions or concerns.

 

 HEAVY RAINS CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS

Albuquerque , N.M. – Motorists are advised to use caution while traveling on the NM highway system. Recent heavy rains in Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia Counties have caused problems which the Department continues to address.

Motorists should be alert for wet driving surfaces, puddles and loose gravel or debris on the roadway. Road shoulders may be extremely soft in some areas. Soils are saturated at culverts and drainage structures and additional moisture could cause further problems.

The Rail Runner Express

The Rail Runner Express offers its services to the public beginning Friday, July 14, 2006. Click here for more information.

"Downtown Get Around"

Mayor Martin Chávez and ABQ RIDE Director Greg Payne unveiled a new downtown bus route today called the “Downtown Get Around”.  This new bus service will begin circulating the downtown region on Friday, July 14 and will be free of charge to all passengers. Click here for more information.


STANFORD ENTRANCE TO UNM AT CENTRAL AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2005 through September 2007

Stanford from Central Avenue to Redondo on the UNM campus will close Monday morning, November 21, 2005, as construction begins for the new Architecture and Planning and Fine Arts Library, George Pearl Hall. There will be no entrance for visitors, students and staff in the Stanford area. Please use Yale or the entrance off Lomas at the University Hospital to access campus.

The roadway will be used only as a construction lay-down yard and a gated and flagger controlled construction truck entrance and exit from the building site.

Construction on the $28.7 million project begins on Monday, November 21, 2005 and will last through September 2007. Stanford will remain closed during this entire project.

Entry to the Visitor Parking Structure near the Stanford/Central area will be via a right turn only off of Redondo.

For more information on the project and the new traffic plan to enter the Visitor's Parking Garage while you attend classes, special events at the SUB/Popejoy Hall, shope at the bookstore, or visit campus.

 

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GRIP - Governor Richardson's Investment Partnership
These projects will improve your commute in New Mexico!

A NEW COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Phase one of the commuter rail will run from Belen to Bernalillo and Phase two will extend to Santa Fe. Phase I is estimated at $75 million. Operational!

RECONSTRUCTION OF I-40/COORS BLVD INTERCHANGE will create a smooth traffic transfer on to and from each road. The project cost is $60 million.

RECONSTRUCTION OF I-40 FROM W CENTRAL TO COORS in Albuquerque. The project cost is $53.5 million.

RECONSTRUCTION OF S COORS BLVD (NM 45) FROM I-25 (Los Padillas) TO WEST CENTRAL in Albuquerque's South Valley. The project cost is $28.6 million.

UNIVERSITY BLVD TO MESA DEL SOL AND JOURNAL PAVILION EXTENSION includes cutting through hillsides, a new bridge across the Tijeras Arroyo Canyon, new roads and an I-25/Rio Bravo interchange. The project will allow fast, direct freeway access to Mesa del Sol Regional Recreation Center and the Journal Pavilion Amphitheater. A budget is not determined at this time, but a federal appropriation bill for FY 2004-2005 was sent to the full house and includes $1 million to start planning and design of the project.

I-40/WEST CENTRAL/PASEO DEL VOLCAN INTERCHANGE and access road to Double Eagle II Airport. The project cost is $2 million.

I-25/SANDIA CASINO/TRAMWAY INTERCHANGE reconstruction. The project cost is $2 million.

NEW BUSES FOR ABQ RIDE (formerly Sun Trans). The project cost is $6 million.

THE WASHINGTON ST OVERPASS I-40 (between Carlisle and San Mateo exits) will be rebuilt sometime during the next 3-4 years, in a manner similar to the Pennsylvania Street overpass project.

I-40 AT SAN MATEO interchange design and expansion is now underway. The next public review meeting will be held in August 2005. Construction on the new I-40/San Mateo Blvd interchange may begin as early as summer 2007.

I-25/TRAMWAY INTERSECTION will be redone following the 2005 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The northbound and southbound interstate bridges will be rebuilt to accomidate an additional lane of traffic and signalized intersections will be installed at the base of all ramps. Also included in the plan - Tramway will be widened to four lanes under I-25 with double left turn bays in both directions. The project budget is $15 million and funded through federal and state money. Click here for more information.

For full legislation and details on all I-40 projects, visit the NM Legislature at: http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Special/bills/house/HB0015.html

 

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Bicyclists

Bike To Work Day was on May 19, 2006. Click here for more information.

Please park at designated bike racks only. The Paseo del Basque Bike Trail remains open for now. The zoo-bio park railroad project might require that the Basque bike trail close for a few months in the future. The contractor will try to keep the trail open. Bikes parked on disabled service rails along ramps and stairways as well as other improper locations may be impounded by UNM Police.

The UNM Police Department holds regular bike auctions (usually during Homecoming Week) of unclaimed, impounded bikes. Please register your bike with UNM PD. Visit the Federal Highway Administration's online university level course on Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation planning and design. Please visit the City of Albuquerque's new Bike Page http://www.cabq.gov/bike/

This page features useful information on local bike groups, city and state laws that pertain to cyclists (ride on the right side of the road, headlight required at night, slow traffic keep right, horn or bell required by state law, others rules), online bike trail-lane-route maps, and other cool stuff.

USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS:
Report debris in Bike Paths to Ray Gabaldon, 764-3274
Report debris in bike lanes and streets to Albuquerque Public Works Street Maintenance, 857-8027Report bikeway?roadway maintenance needs within Albuquerque, 857-8027 (768-4653, POTHOLES), or www.cabq.gov/streets/failureform.html
Report bikeway hazards in Bernalillo Co. to the Street Maintenance Division, 848-1503
Report a smoking vehicle, call the 24hr AIR-CARE hotline, 247-2273 or www.cabq.gov/aircare/smoform.html
Report agressive dogs to Animal Services, 768-1975

Make every day Bike to Work/School Day !

Multi-Use Trail Repairs

BIKE TRAIL Info: Please e-mail us at waytogo@unm.edu to report any trail repair work that is in progress. Please let us know when newly-built trails, on-street lanes, and freeway over passes are opened to the public as well. You, the public, are our best source of up-to-date, accurate information.

To request a bike route, lanes, and trails map, please call the City of Albuquerque at 768-BIKE. Or please view one on the web. This City web site features an e-mail link to request a paper version of the map as well.

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