Focus on Paseo Interchange makes sense
Rep. Tim Lewis makes a number of good points in arguing, as he did in today’s Albuquerque Journal, that the Legislature’s top infrastructure spending priority should be the Paseo/I-25 interchange.
Without having an encyclopedic understanding of all infrastructure needs in the state, I would be willing to put that project up against any other in terms of traffic volumes and need. What I’d like to see Lewis add is that New Mexico could save up to 15% on the project’s cost if we suspended Davis-Bacon rules for it. After all, with limited funds available for this large project, every dollar counts.
[...] displays his ignorance by ignoring the Rio Grande Foundation’s advocacy of spending on the Paseo/I-25 interchange, but that would involve actual research and [...]
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[...] firmly believe that the Paseo/I-25 interchange would have won in a landslide if it were on the ballot by itself and hope that the Mayor and City [...]
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[...] for focusing attention on everyday governance issues and game-changing, but basic ideas like the Paseo/I-25 interchange. Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:24 pm by Paul Gessing · Permalink [...]
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[...] thing about the Rail Runner, at least initially. Needless to say, I think the Paseo/I-25 project is far more valuable. Ultimately, there is some level of trust we must place in our political [...]
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