31 percent recommend bridge near Los Lunas

April 29, 2010

A public opinion survey released this week by the Mid-Region Council of Governments shows both overwhelming support for a new “river crossing” near Los Lunas, as well as overwhelming interest in alternative solutions.

Exactly 80 percent of the people polled support a new “river crossing,” according to the survey conducted Research & Polling Inc.

The surveyor didn’t ask respondents if they supported or opposed a new “bridge.”

The survey results also show 78 percent of the public has an interest in alternative solutions to congestion on Main Street in Los Lunas.

While 31 percent of the respondents recommended a new river crossing, 32 percent recommended the widening of roads or adding lanes.

Nealy a fourth of the respondents wanted more or better interstate interchanges, 17 percent wanted more streets, and five percent wanted better synchronized traffic lights.

The vast majority of the respondents think traffic congestion is a problem and believe the congestion is worsening.

The survey area.

The survey included residents who live south of Main Street in Los Lunas and just north of Square Deal Road, including Huning Ranch and areas as far east as El Cerro Mission.

The results have a five percent margin of error.

The survey was conducted as part of an ongoing study by the Village of Los Lunas, Mid-Region Council of Governments and D. Pennington & Associates concerning if and where a new interchange and bridge should be constructed.

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