ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — During peak travel hours each morning and evening, a two-mile piece of U.S. 550 that stretches east to west through Bernalillo is operating at capacity, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
This makes for a lengthy, frustrating journey through town for the drivers of the 40,000 to 50,000 vehicles that travel on the roadway every weekday. And that number is expected to grow to 85,000 by 2035.