Council supports interchange and bridge study

June 21, 2010

The Belen City Council tonight unanimously approved a resolution expressing support for a study that’s expected to help determine where to place a new interchange and bridge in Valencia County.

The study has two primary locations for an interchange still under consideration, either placing it near Morris Road in Los Lunas or near Miller Road, which could be within the area annexed by the City of Belen for the Rancho Cielo development.

The interchange would connect with a new bridge also near either Morris Road or Miller Road, extending to Highway 47.

The study continues to determine exactly where to connect to Highway 47. Right now, the connections are primarily north of Tome in the El Cerro neighborhood.

The resolution only approves of the progress of the study but doesn’t support a particular location for the interchange and bridge. The resolution also leaves open the possibility of a “no action” alternative, where no interchange or bridge would be built.

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