Bernalillo County to upgrade signal safety at busy South Valley intersection
Crews began July 6 at Isleta and Camino del Valle SW, where lane shifts and a temporary all-way stop will run through July 31 as Bernalillo County adds safety hardware.
Bernalillo County began upgrading the traffic signal at Isleta Boulevard and Camino del Valle SW in Albuquerque’s South Valley, adding pedestrian and turn-safety features at a busy crossing. The work ran from July 6 through July 31, and drivers faced lane shifts and a temporary all-way stop while crews worked.
The project will replace aging equipment and add audible pedestrian signals, flashing yellow left-turn arrows and upgraded traffic monitoring. Those changes are aimed at giving drivers clearer guidance on left turns and making the crossing easier to use for people walking through the intersection, which sits on a corridor that carries South Valley traffic into and out of Albuquerque.
The Isleta corridor has seen repeated signal work. On June 16, Bernalillo County Public Works replaced the electrical box and emergency power supply for a nearby traffic signal at Isleta Boulevard and Arenal Road. A larger Isleta Boulevard corridor effort is slated for fall 2025 and will include new pavements, buffered bike lanes, landscaping and irrigation, along with adaptive signalization controls.
New Mexico Department of Transportation data put the state's per-capita pedestrian fatality ranking at No. 9 in 2025, down from No. 1, with pedestrian deaths falling from 102 in 2024 to 89 in 2025 after the Target Zero initiative launched in June 2024.
Sandoval County commuters who use Albuquerque’s south side on the way into the city will face slower travel through the Isleta corridor while the work is under way. State transportation officials have separately been evaluating parts of Rio Rancho’s Highway 528 corridor after several deadly crashes, and NMDOT is pursuing safety and traffic-flow improvements across the NM 550 and US 550 area, including the NW Loop.
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