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Lt. Governor Denish and Isleta Pueblo Governor Benavidez Break Ground for a New Rail Runner Station New Station Should be Completed by Fall
( “Having a station at Isleta Pueblo is economic
development,” Lt. Governor Denish said. “ “We all feel the pain at the pump. But a recent
study by the Department of Transportation and Mid-Region Council of
Governments showed that as gas prices rose, so did the number of
passengers getting on the train. People want an alternative,” Lt.
Governor Denish said. Construction on the Isleta Station will start in
the next few weeks and is expected to be completed by late fall. The
Rail Runner, which has become the fastest start-up of a commuter
rail train in the country in the past 20 years, currently carries an
average 2,500 commuters a day along a 50-mile corridor between the
City of “This is a very big day for the Pueblo of Isleta”,
says Lawrence Rael, Executive Director for the Mid-Region Council of
Governments. “We are grateful to Governor Benavidez and all of those
who had the foresight to see the benefits this station will provide
to the residents of the “I am pleased that this station will not only
serve employees who work at various business establishments on
Isleta Pueblo, but the neighboring community of Bosque Farms,”
Transportation Secretary Rhonda Faught said. “Families along the
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