THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL IS MOVING AHEAD WITH A LONG RANGE ROAD PLAN FOR THE WEST SIDE, MAKING THE EXTENSION OF PASEO DEL VOLCAN A PRIORITY. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPOKESMAN PHIL GALLEGOS TELLS 770 KKOB THE CITY IS TAKING A PRO-ACTIVE APPROACH. HE SAYS THE CITY SEEMS TO BE LOOKING AT PULLING RESOURCES AND PUTTING SOMETHING ON THE DRAWING BOARD BEFORE THAT AREA BECOMING FILLED IN WITH DEVELOPMENT.

GALLEGOS SAYS ALTHOUGH THERE'S NOTHING ACTUALLY ON THE DRAWING BOARD YET, THE AIM IS TO EXTEND PASEO DEL VOLCAN FROM WHERE IT ENDS IN RIO RANCHO...ALL THE WAY TO I-40, WEST OF ATRISCO VISTA BLVD.