ALBUQUERQUE BUDGETS ABOUT 7-MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE. THIS YEAR, MOST OF THAT MONEY WILL GO TOWARD FIXING STREET PROBLEMS ON ALBUQUERQUE'S WEST SIDE WHERE THE ROADWAYS ARE CRACKING DUE TO SHIFTING SANDS. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MICHAEL RIORDAN TELLS 770 KKOB WORK WILL BE DONE LATER THIS YEAR.
HE SAYS THIS SUMMER'S PROGRAM WILL FOLLOW THE STANDARD PROCESS OF NOTIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS WHEN THEY'LL BE IN THE AREA. HE SAYS THEY WON'T HAVE TO CLOSE STREETS AND REPAIRS USUALLY TAKE HOURS AS OPPOSED TO DAYS.
RIORDAN SAYS ABOUT 500 MILES OF ROADWAY, MOSTLY WEST OF COORS, ARE SEEING THE CRACKING.
