 State Road 347 | ||||
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| Paseo del Volcan | ||||
 NM 347 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NMDOT | ||||
| Length | 29.477 mi[1] (47.439 km) | |||
| Existed | 2010[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-40 near Albuquerque | |||
| North end |  US 550 in Rio Rancho | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | New Mexico | |||
| Counties | Bernalillo, Sandoval | |||
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State Road 347 (NM 347) is a partially completed road that starts at Interstate 40 on the West Mesa, approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) west of downtown Albuquerque. It runs north-northeast, following Paseo del Volcan to its northern terminus at US-550 in Bernalillo. Currently it exists in two discontinuous segments: the southern segment is 9.4 miles (15.1 km) long, and follows Paseo del Volcan from I-40 to Paseo del Norte (NM 423) near Double Eagle II Airport. The 10.2 miles (16.4 km) northern section begins at Unser Boulevard in Rio Rancho and ends at US-550 in Bernalillo, which incorporates a 3.4 mile extension of Paseo del Volcan from Iris Road to US-550 that was completed in February 2011. The remaining 10 miles (16.1 km) segment from Paseo del Norte to Unser Boulevard is not yet built. While the New Mexico Department of Transportation owns the right-of-way for the unbuilt section, its completion is contingent upon future growth within Albuquerque and Rio Rancho and the availability of funding.
Currently a 2-lane road, NM 347 right-of-way is 150 feet wide to accommodate expansion to a freeway, should future growth and traffic demand necessitate the construction of a freeway along the Paseo del Volcan corridor.[3]
- ^ "TIMS Road Segments by Posted Route/Point with AADT Info; NM, NMX-Routes" (PDF). New Mexico Department of Transportation. April 3, 2013. p. 49. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
- ^ "Minutes of the regular meeting of the New Mexico State Transportation Commission" (PDF). August 19, 2010. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ Littman, Ali (February 7, 2011). "Paseo del Volcan extension opens Monday". Rio Rancho Observer. Retrieved December 28, 2013.