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Juan Tabo Favored foriLoopJContinued From A-lWvoming as the east leg.mentioned above is a group of.representatives from the city’sThe inner loop system was pjannjng and public works proposed in the Wilbur Smith departments, the Highway Dept.report, the adopted Major Street and tho MTP projecl planningand Highway Plan, and engineer, designates Montgomery as the, [n preparing the report MIT north leg. Gibson as the south studuhI alternate systems, and1(1 using the Highway Dept, computer facilities, analyzed the ALSU RECOMMENDED in future traffic needs of the cityMTP’s report were: as they would be served by each— The Major Route Study alternate.Team be instructed to im- Analysis of traffic needs for mediately develop the pre- 1990 indicated, the report saidliminary right-of-way require-;“that from a traffic service ments leading to the establish- standpoint, 1) the four J101™-ment of future street lines for a south major streets could handleJuan Tabo Expressway and for the currently estimated 1990i the extensions of the traffic estimates and 2) an EastMontgomery and Gibson ex- Leg Expressway will be needed pressways from Wyoming shortly after 1990 within either Boulevard eastward to the Juan the Wyoming, the Eubank, or Tabo Expressway Corridor. the Juan Tabo corridors as theritxht nf development potential of eastern— The preliminary rignt-ot- IinijlrnilA •„ c,nd aswav requirements for a Juan AJhuqueque ATabo Fxoresswav once com- 016 traff,c carr’1^ limitatlons °fpleted by?he Rome Study ««**;Team, be adopted as the future are atta,no^street line and a part of the THE REPORT estimates the adopted Major Street and costs of the various alternativesHighway Plan for the Greater in terms of both right of way Albuquerque Area. and construction. Included in the— The City of Albuquerque estimates for Eubank and Juan investigate, develop and adopt a Tabo are .exileuSlons*u°!program of implementation for Montgomery and Gibson that !preserving the documented would be needed if either ofrights-of-way for a Juan Tabo these streets were used.Expressway through land use The Wyoming Expressway ising’s total is estimated at $17 ft million, while Eubank is $19.4 million and Juan Tabo $19.5million.THE REPORT points out, however, that additional development has occurred on Wyoming and Eubank since theestimates were made last June and that right of way costs could be somewhat higher.“In summary, the? highwaydevelopment costsfrom the standpoint of right of way, indicated that Juan Tabo is today a more feasible corridorfor the East Iieg compared toWyoming or Eubank,” the report said. *‘‘This feasibility will continueso long as Juan Tabo remainsundeveloped and if programmedactions are initiated to reserve right of way within the Juan Tabo Corridor.”If the MTP report is adopted by the Transportation Coordinating Committee, compost'd of representatives of city, county and state, it will go to the policy committee of the Council of Governments.Any amendments to the Major St-eet and Highway Plan must also be adopted by the city Commission and County Commission..I.WHMW .........planning, advancedquisition and otherland aero cansNEW MEXICO State Dept should at the possible date addJuan Tabo Expressway toBVvfora! - Aid System—THEHighwayearliestestimated to cost $10 9 million available for right of way and $6.7 millionfor construction. Eubank is estimated at $11.2 million for right of way and $8.2 million for the construction. Juan Tabo is peg the ged at $9.2 million for right of anri wav and $10 2 million for conBATTLEFIELI) MARKERDURBAN, South Africa CP — Twenty or more famous South African battlefields are to be restored and preserved at a cost of $2 1 million. Prime Minister Vorster announced At Blood
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Albuquerque Journal

Albuquerque, New Mexico, US

Thu, Dec 25, 1969

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