ABQ adds speed humps to 22 streets in 2025

I hope everyone had a safe and happy holidays.

Speaking of safety, the city of Albuquerque is reminding drivers to slow down.

In early December, it installed speed humps on Avenida del Sol by Twin Parks, near Morningside and Constitution NE.

"Adding speed humps to neighborhoods is a great way to slow down traffic and to keep drivers from cutting through neighborhood streets," Department of Municipal Development Director Jennifer Turner said in a Dec. 26 news release. "These new speed humps will remind drivers that they are in a neighborhood with a popular park and to keep speeds at a safe level."

In 2025, speed humps were put on 22 streets as part of the city's Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. Spokesperson Dan Mayfield said anyone can request speed humps for their neighborhoods.

SILVER AVENUE CLOSURE: Silver Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets will remain closed through July due to the ongoing skybridge and roofing project at Alvarado Square, according to a New Year's Eve Bernalillo County social media post.

The south side of Silver Avenue will be closed to pedestrians through March 17. Access to the county building's main entrance will be rerouted via alleys or Fifth Street, according to the county. 

SNOWPLOW CONTEST UPDATE: The New Mexico Department of Transportation has narrowed down the list of names for its annual snowplow contest to 50 names.

To vote, go to https://www.dot.nm.gov/name-a-plow. 

Once voting finishes, the top 12 names will be announced and assigned to the trucks. 

"These trucks are the first line of defense in keeping our communities connected and our roads safe during the winter months — so let's give them names that reflect their importance and a bit of local flavor," according to a NMDOT social media post.

It is unclear when voting will end.

BIKE PLAN: NMDOT is conducting a survey as it works on a plan to improve pedestrian and cycling safety in New Mexico.

The plan will build off of previous bicycle and pedestrian work NMDOT has done, including the Prioritized Statewide Bicycle Network Plan, which identified roadways desirable for bicycle infrastructure investment, and the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan, said Samuel Jensen, NMDOT bicycle, pedestrian and equestrian coordinator, in an email.

"The ATP (Action Transportation Plan) is important because it will help to guide how NMDOT invests in safe, comfortable bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure into the future," he said. "The guidance in the plan will be based off national best practices and will contribute to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety on our roadways. It will also help the agency achieve Target Zero, climate change, and congestion management goals."

NMDOT has received over 1,000 responses to the survey, Jensen said.

After the survey ends on Jan. 15, he said, NMDOT will use the data, along with stakeholder and internal NMDOT input, "to develop recommendations for different types of bicycle and pedestrian facilities to include in the plan."

"We’re hoping to have the full active transportation plan complete, available to the public, and adopted internally at the DOT in early spring 2027," Jensen said. "Once adopted, the plan will be used as a sort of blueprint for how to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities when NMDOT reconstructs roadways."

Gregory R.C. Hasman is a general assignment reporter and the Road Warrior. He can be reached at ghasman@abqjournal.com or 505-823-3820.