Thursday, May 12, 2011
Central and Morningside Traffic Light
The long awaited traffic light is being installed at Central and Morningside. This signal and crosswalk will make it safer for pedestrians to cross Central. The light will be operational within two weeks.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Lead & Coal Improvements Update
LEAD & COAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT LOOKING AHEAD: CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FOR WEEKS OF MAY 2-6, MAY 9-13 AND MAY 16-20, 2011
Creating beautifully landscaped, environmentally sensitive, neighborhood, bicycle and pedestrian friendly streets and improving storm drainage.
NOTE: All work is weather permitting and is subject to change without notice
(Work is shown on Coal heading eastward)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If construction is going on in your neighborhood, there may be brief water or gas outages while crews relocate lines or make adjustments as needed. If there is a planned water or gas shutoff that will affect you, construction crews will place a notice on your front door and will try to contact you by knocking on your front door. They will let you know when the outage is scheduled and how long it is expected to last.
TRAFFIC SWITCH AS OF MAY 1, 2011:
Beginning Sunday, May 1, 2011, Coal Avenue will open to two-way traffic from I-25 to University Blvd. and Lead Avenue will close to thru traffic between I-25 and University Blvd. (Local traffic will be allowed on Lead between I-25 and University.) The designated bike detour will also change. Details are on http://www.leadandcoal.com/.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: GIRARD TO BE CLOSED AT COAL FROM MAY 8-22, 2011:
Beginning Sunday, May 8, 2011, Girard Blvd. SE will be closed in the area of Girard and Coal Ave. SE for approximately 14 days for crews to replace the roadway. More details will be provided soon via a separate information flier.
Coal Avenue from Yale to Harvard to Cornell to Stanford to Columbia:
May 2-6 – Install landscaping, install fencing
May 9-13 – Install landscaping
May 16-20 – Install landscaping
Coal Avenue from Columbia to Princeton to Vassar to Girard:
May 2-6 – Install landscaping, install fencing, install ramps, sidewalks and headers
May 9-13 – Install landscaping
May 16-20 – Install landscaping
Coal Avenue from Girard to Dartmouth to Richmond:
May 2-6 – Install fencing, install inlets for storm drainage, install ramps, sidewalks and headers
May 9-13 – Install ramps, sidewalks and headers
Coal Avenue from Richmond to Wellesley:
May 2-6 – Install fencing
May 9-13 – Install inlets for storm drainage, install ramps, sidewalks and headers
May 16-20 – Install ramps, sidewalks and headers
Coal Avenue from Wellesley to Tulane to Amherst to Carlisle:
May 2-6 – Install fencing, install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection, install curb and gutter, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course
May 9-13 – Install ramps, sidewalks and headers; install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection, pave turnouts
May 16-20 – Install inlets for storm drainage, install ramps, sidewalks and headers, install fine grade base course on roadway, repave roadway
Coal Avenue from Carlisle to Hermosa to Solano
May 2-6 – Install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection
May 9-13 – Install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection, install curb and gutter, pre sub grade on roadway and install base course
May 16-20 – Install inlets for storm drainage, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course, install fine grade base course on roadway
Coal Avenue from Solano to Aliso to Morningside to Montclaire to Sierra
May 2-6 – Install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection
May 9-13 – Install fine grade base course on roadway, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course, repave roadway
May 16-20 – Install inlets for storm drainage, install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersections, install curb and gutter, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course
Coal Avenue from Sierra to Washington
May 2-6 – Prepare sub grade and base course on roadway
May 9-13 – Prepare sub grade and base course on roadway, install curb and gutter
May 16-20 – Prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course
Finishing Work in Area of Carlisle/Garfield
While Carlisle did reopen last week, crews will complete some finishing work on Carlisle from north of Coal to the intersection of Garfield and Coal during the week of May 2-6, 2011. Work will include pouring two additional inlets for storm drainage, pouring a retaining wall footer, a wheelchair ramp and replacing curb.
Lead Avenue from Oak to Cedar
May 2-6 – Remove asphalt paving
Lead Avenue from Cedar to Sycamore
May 9-13 – Remove asphalt paving
Lead Avenue from Mulberry to Spruce
May 16-20 – Locate underground utilities and install storm drainage infrastructure
*When drive pads are installed, residents may not be able to park in their driveways for 3 days in order for the concrete to cure. The contractor will notify you via flyer when your drive pad is being re-poured.
General Information:
Construction is expected to through spring 2012. Two (2) crews will be working on the project at the same time. Regular work hours will be 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday although crews may work later hours or on weekends if needed due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstance.
NOTE: All work is weather permitting and is subject to change without notice
(Work is shown on Coal heading eastward)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If construction is going on in your neighborhood, there may be brief water or gas outages while crews relocate lines or make adjustments as needed. If there is a planned water or gas shutoff that will affect you, construction crews will place a notice on your front door and will try to contact you by knocking on your front door. They will let you know when the outage is scheduled and how long it is expected to last.
TRAFFIC SWITCH AS OF MAY 1, 2011:
Beginning Sunday, May 1, 2011, Coal Avenue will open to two-way traffic from I-25 to University Blvd. and Lead Avenue will close to thru traffic between I-25 and University Blvd. (Local traffic will be allowed on Lead between I-25 and University.) The designated bike detour will also change. Details are on http://www.leadandcoal.com/.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: GIRARD TO BE CLOSED AT COAL FROM MAY 8-22, 2011:
Beginning Sunday, May 8, 2011, Girard Blvd. SE will be closed in the area of Girard and Coal Ave. SE for approximately 14 days for crews to replace the roadway. More details will be provided soon via a separate information flier.
Coal Avenue from Yale to Harvard to Cornell to Stanford to Columbia:
May 2-6 – Install landscaping, install fencing
May 9-13 – Install landscaping
May 16-20 – Install landscaping
Coal Avenue from Columbia to Princeton to Vassar to Girard:
May 2-6 – Install landscaping, install fencing, install ramps, sidewalks and headers
May 9-13 – Install landscaping
May 16-20 – Install landscaping
Coal Avenue from Girard to Dartmouth to Richmond:
May 2-6 – Install fencing, install inlets for storm drainage, install ramps, sidewalks and headers
May 9-13 – Install ramps, sidewalks and headers
Coal Avenue from Richmond to Wellesley:
May 2-6 – Install fencing
May 9-13 – Install inlets for storm drainage, install ramps, sidewalks and headers
May 16-20 – Install ramps, sidewalks and headers
Coal Avenue from Wellesley to Tulane to Amherst to Carlisle:
May 2-6 – Install fencing, install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection, install curb and gutter, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course
May 9-13 – Install ramps, sidewalks and headers; install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection, pave turnouts
May 16-20 – Install inlets for storm drainage, install ramps, sidewalks and headers, install fine grade base course on roadway, repave roadway
Coal Avenue from Carlisle to Hermosa to Solano
May 2-6 – Install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection
May 9-13 – Install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection, install curb and gutter, pre sub grade on roadway and install base course
May 16-20 – Install inlets for storm drainage, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course, install fine grade base course on roadway
Coal Avenue from Solano to Aliso to Morningside to Montclaire to Sierra
May 2-6 – Install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersection
May 9-13 – Install fine grade base course on roadway, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course, repave roadway
May 16-20 – Install inlets for storm drainage, install drive pads* and alleys, install valley gutter fillets to direct water away from road and across intersections, install curb and gutter, prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course
Coal Avenue from Sierra to Washington
May 2-6 – Prepare sub grade and base course on roadway
May 9-13 – Prepare sub grade and base course on roadway, install curb and gutter
May 16-20 – Prepare sub grade on roadway and install base course
Finishing Work in Area of Carlisle/Garfield
While Carlisle did reopen last week, crews will complete some finishing work on Carlisle from north of Coal to the intersection of Garfield and Coal during the week of May 2-6, 2011. Work will include pouring two additional inlets for storm drainage, pouring a retaining wall footer, a wheelchair ramp and replacing curb.
Lead Avenue from Oak to Cedar
May 2-6 – Remove asphalt paving
Lead Avenue from Cedar to Sycamore
May 9-13 – Remove asphalt paving
Lead Avenue from Mulberry to Spruce
May 16-20 – Locate underground utilities and install storm drainage infrastructure
*When drive pads are installed, residents may not be able to park in their driveways for 3 days in order for the concrete to cure. The contractor will notify you via flyer when your drive pad is being re-poured.
General Information:
Construction is expected to through spring 2012. Two (2) crews will be working on the project at the same time. Regular work hours will be 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday although crews may work later hours or on weekends if needed due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstance.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Zuni Road Study Public Meeting
The City of Albuquerque will hold a Public Meeting at Highland High School for the study of Zuni Road between Washington and Moon Street, to improve the safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. The study will last until early fall of 2011.
This meeting is an opportunity for the public to come give their suggestions and ask questions about the study and receive helpful information abou the study and meet the study team members. Also please tell us what you are experiencing living in the Zuni area and how it can be improved.
This meeting is an opportunity for the public to come give their suggestions and ask questions about the study and receive helpful information abou the study and meet the study team members. Also please tell us what you are experiencing living in the Zuni area and how it can be improved.
Public Meeting
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Open House:
6:00pm to 7:30pm
Lecture Hall
Highland High School
4700 Coal Avenue SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
You can come to the main parking lot of Highland High School from Zuni and Jefferson or Coal and Jefferson intersections.
ADA: To request American with Disabilities Act (ADA) - related accomodations for this meeting, contact Moby Mirza at (505) 768-2767
Monday, May 2, 2011
Public Meeting for Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility Spill
The public is invited to attend a public informational meeting hosted by the New Mexico Environment Department concerning the Kirtland Air Force Base Bulk Fuels Facility Spill. The Department will provide an update on the ongoing investigation of the Spill, and facilitate a discussion on the revised Interim Measure, Groundwater, and Vadose Zone Work Plans received by the Department on March 31, 2011.
Representatives of the Air Force, the City of Albuquerque, and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority will also give brief remarks and be available to answer questions.
The Work Plans and other related documents are available at:
http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/hwb/kafbperm.htm#KAFBBulkFuelsFacSpill.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Cesar Chavez Community Center located at 7505 Kathryn Ave SE (near Louisiana and Kathryn SE) Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For further information regarding this meeting and the availability of documents, please contact John Kieling at the New Mexico Environment Department at (505) 476-6000.
Representatives of the Air Force, the City of Albuquerque, and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority will also give brief remarks and be available to answer questions.
The Work Plans and other related documents are available at:
http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/hwb/kafbperm.htm#KAFBBulkFuelsFacSpill.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Cesar Chavez Community Center located at 7505 Kathryn Ave SE (near Louisiana and Kathryn SE) Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For further information regarding this meeting and the availability of documents, please contact John Kieling at the New Mexico Environment Department at (505) 476-6000.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Dear Family, Friends and Supporters of Rey Garduño for City Council District 6:
It’s re-election time!
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be seeking another term as District 6 City Councilor! For the second time, we’ll be running publicly financed.
The Clean Elections process begins on May 1st and we need your help to ensure that we qualify for public financing.
What you can do? Come door-knocking with us to gather the $5 qualifying contributions and petitions. It’s simple and easy, just ask folks to sign the qualifying form and contribute $5 to democracy. This will qualify me to run as a clean candidate for City Council District 6 this fall, and not have to take campaign contributions from special interests. All we need is 300 $5 contributions and 600 petition signatures. Please join us on Sunday, May 1st from 10am-1pm at my home, 414 Vassar NE. If you can’t join us on Sunday, come another day! The calendar is below.
Please email us at reygarduno@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.
Thank you in advance for your dedication to Democracy, to this community and my campaign!
Gracias, Rey Garduño
Campaign Kick-off:
Sunday, May 1st from 10am-1pm
Door-knocking:
Monday, May 2nd from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Tuesday, May 3rd from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Wednesday, May 4th from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Thursday, May 5th from 5:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday, May 7th from 11am-3pm
May 8th-15th:
Sunday from 12pm-2pm
Monday-Thursday 5:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday from 11am-3pm
Directions: 414 Vassar NE: Central & Girard, North on Girard to Campus, West on Campus to Vassar [into UNM campus], the first house on the right is 414 Vassar).
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