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Albuquerque Road and Trail Projects: Costs, Lengths and Completion Dates
State and city records list exact funding amounts, lane additions and trail miles for current infrastructure work.
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The I-25 Improved Comanche to Montgomery project carries a $268 million price tag, with major construction that began in August 2024 and a target completion date of Spring 2027.
I-25 funding and schedule
That amount covers the full scope of the state-led effort along the interstate corridor. The New Mexico Department of Transportation lists the project on its active-projects page as one of the larger current investments in the Albuquerque area.
Unser and Paseo widening numbers
Albuquerque’s largest-ever road construction project is the $62 million widening of Unser Boulevard and Paseo del Norte on the West Side. Work is scheduled to begin in January 2026 and will be completed in phases over three years. The project will widen both roads to four lanes, add 10-foot multi-use trails, install 6-foot bike lanes, construct new medians and upgrade stormwater systems.
New Mexico Rail Trail measurements
The New Mexico Rail Trail is a 7-mile multi-use trail system that connects Sawmill, Old Town and Downtown. The first phase is already complete, and the full project is projected to finish around Summer 2027. The trail forms part of the city’s growing network of separated paths for walking and cycling.
Additional state projects
Active state-maintained projects include the NM 4 Study between Rover Blvd and NM 502, the Raise the Rails safety project on the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, and the NM 333 and NM 217 Intersection Safety Improvement near Edgewood. Each project carries its own budget and timeline managed by the state.
These figures come directly from project listings maintained by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the City of Albuquerque. Residents can track updates through the department’s active-projects page and the city’s municipal-development site as work progresses through the listed dates.