The City Council of Albuquerque recently approved an application to New Mexico’s tourism department for a $500,000 grant to build a Route 66-themed gateway on the east side of town.
The resolution notes the gateway would be similar to a west-side structure at 64th Street and Central Avenue (aka Route 66), and that the east side has no such gateway.
An image of the west-side gateway can be seen through this Google Street View image below:
If funding is approved, the east-side gateway would be just on Central just west of Tramway Boulevard off Interstate 40.
Wilson & Company Inc. Engineers & Architects in Albuquerque will develop the gateway’s design. The city’s share of the project would be about $26,000.
KQRE-TV in Albuquerque reported the city should receive an answer from the state on the application by July.
(image of the Route 66 gateway on Albuquerque’s west side by Thomas Hawk via Flickr)