ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The state auditor says he's launching a special audit of the planning and funding behind a new Historic Route 66 rapid transit route in Albuquerque.
State Auditor Wayne Johnson's announcement came Thursday, a day after Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller's office confirmed the city's inspector general also had placed the Albuquerque Rapid Transit project under review.
The state auditor and city's inspector general have said they are focusing on funding and contracting related to the project, known as ART.
Both have cited concerns that some federal funding for the project has not materialized, despite assurances from now-former Mayor Richard Berry's administration.
ART is up and running, though parts of it remain under construction. It's designed to build a system of express buses and canopy-covered stations along Central Avenue in Albuquerque.