A BIT OF A LEMON. THAT’S HOW MAYOR TIM KELLER IS DESCRIBING THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT ALONG CENTRAL WHICH IS STILL NOT FULLY OPERATIONAL. KELLER, WHO TOOK OFFICE DECEMBER FIRST, SAYS THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT.
HE SAYS IT’LL TAKE TIME TO GET THE ANSWERS, AND HIS OFFICE IS WORKING ON IT.
KELLER SAYS THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ART ARE MUCH WORSE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT…INCLUDING ISSUES INVOLVING BUS STATION DESIGN, TRAFFIC FLOW, AND THE TIMING OF LIGHTS. AND THE CITY HAS ONLY RECEIVED NINE OF THE 18 BUSES THAT WERE ORDERED.