NOT ALL OF THE FUNDING FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT IS IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET COMPROMISE THAT’S BEEN REACHED IN WASHINGTON. FIFTY-MILLION DOLLARS FOR A-R-T IS INCLUDED…NOT THE 69 MILLION THAT WAS HOPED FOR. BUT MAYOR R-J BERRY SAYS THE REMAINING 19 MILLION IS EXPECTED IN NEXT YEAR’S SPENDING PLAN.
BERRY ADMITS THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT, COMPLICATED AND DISRUPTIVE …BUT IT APPEARS FUNDING IS GOING ALONG THE PATH THAT WAS EXPECTED.
