ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Plans to improve lighting on the road leading to the Metropolitan Detention Center are moving forward. Tuesday night, Bernalillo County Commissioners approved a project to install 119 solar lights along the I-40 frontage road between Atrisco Vista Boulevard and Shelly Road.

That stretch has come under scrutiny in recent years over several deadly crashes. The design phase is already complete. The project should be done by early next year.

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