KOB Albuquerque • Jul. 03, 2008. 09:43 AM EST
WORK IS UNDERWAY ON THE ISLETA RAIL RUNNER STATION. ONCE OPENED, THE STATION IS
EXPECTED TO BRING A NEW WAVE OF RIDERS TO THE RAIL RUNNER. AND FOR VISITORS AND
RESIDENTS OF THE PUEBLO, GETTING THE STOP IS SOMETHING THEY'VE WAITED A LONG
TIME FOR. JEFF MAHER IS LIVE NEAR I-25 AND HIGHWAY 47 WITH THE STORY. JEFF?
RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST A BIG DIRT LOT, BUT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE A LOT OF CHANGES
HERE STARTING NEXT WEEK. AND ONCE THE STOP IS FINISHED AND READY TO GO IN A
COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE RAIL RUNNER EXPECTS A LOT OF NEW RIDERS TO START BOARDING.
RIGHT NOW, THE RAIL RUNNER ZOOMS THROUGH THE ISLETA PUEBLO. BUT SOON, THAT WILL
CHANGE. 'it will allow more accessibility to places like the casino, the lakes,
and then for us that commute back and forth from the Isleta Pueblo into
Albuquerque, you know, it makes sense'ANTHONY ZUNI LIVES ON THE ISLETA PUEBLO.
HE SAYS WITH GAS PRICES CONTINUING TO CLIMB - PEOPLE LIVING ON THE RESERVATION
HAVE MORE REASON THAN EVER TO USE THE RAIL RUNNER ONCE THE NEW STATION IS
COMPLETE. BUT IT'S NOT JUST PEOPLE LIVING ON THE PUEBLO WHO PLAN ON USING IT.
'people looking to get into the casino, and getting into the resort itself and
the golfing, I think it will be good for the area and will bring money from the
Northern side of Albuquerque down here to the Isleta, Valencia County area' RAIL
RUNNER OFFICIALS EXPECT THE ISLETA STOP TO BE A BIG DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE.
'obviously it's important to the pueblo for other reasons - economic
development, the casino, the golf course, isleta lakes, there's a lot of
recreation and entertainment activities here for people' AND IT WON'T JUST BE
VISITORS AND TOURISTS BOARDING THE TRAINS. EMPLOYEES OF THE BRAND NEW ISLETA
HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ADD TO THE RIDERSHIP. 'the
newly opened hotel and events center that they now have is going to employ close
to 600 to 700 people so a lot of those people are going to be coming from
different areas of the corridor' THE PROJECT IS COSTING THE RAIL RUNNER ABOUT
TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS. OFFICIALS HOPE THE CONSTRUCTION ON THE ISLETA
STATION WILL SPEED NEGOTIATIONS WITH SANDIA PUEBLO TO ADD A STOP THERE. LIVE ON
THE ISLETA PUEBLO. JEFF MAHER. EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR. SOME THUNDERSTORMS
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