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Neighbors along the Lead Ave. and Coal Ave. corridor in southeast Albuquerque say they have a unique problem: cars regularly crashing into their homes and yards. After the ART bus project reduced lanes on adjacent Central Ave., they say their residential thoroughfare is busier than ever.
Bob Anderson stands by reflectors he added to a light pole in front of his house on Coal Ave. SE as a safety precaution to prevent car wrecks.
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Bob Anderson has lived off of Coal Ave. in Albuquerque’s Nob Hill neighborhood for about 17 years. He’s gotten used to the sound of car crashes outside his home. “We hear these big thuds here, and crashing, and the sounds of glass breaking and metal bending,” he said. “Tires will be screeching and then sometimes we’ll hear people holler and shout ‘help’ or something like that.”