It is mentioned in a transportation plan geared towards the year 2030 produced by the Mid-Region Council of Governments and would likely be funded by mostly private sources.
[1] The two-lane highway would initially have a gravel surface; the 300-foot-long (91 m) right-of-way could accommodate the expansion of the road into a freeway if needed due to future growth.
[1] The announcement of a federal environmental assessment concerning the 39-mile-long (63 km) corridor reignited old controversies over the planned road.
[2] Some proponents of the road argue that it will ease traffic congestion in metropolitan Albuquerque and facilitate the economic development of the region, creating many jobs.
[2] Some planners point out that traffic projections show that there is no need for the 300-foot (91 m) right-of-way, which was given to Sandoval and Bernalillo counties in the early 1990s by the landowners, while backers claim that the road will nonetheless have to be built to serve the eventual development that is planned for the area.