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DOUG: A LITTLE BIT OF PROGRESS IN THE LONG DELAYED ART PROJECT. FOR THE SECOND TIME, THE CITY IS BRINGING BUSES BACK TO CENTRAL. SHELLY: THE HOPE IS TO GET DRIVERS EDUCATED ON HOW TO PROPERLY USE THE LANES. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MARISSA ARMAS IS LIVE FROM THE NOB HILL ART STATION WITH DETAILS. MARISS MARISSA: WELL STARTING MONDAY, FOUR NEW BUSES WILL START PRACTICING ROUTES HERE ON CENTRAL, THEY WILL ALSO START DRIVERS NOT PROPERLY USING THESE LANES, WHICH WILL SERVE AS A WARNING. BUT IN A COUPLE MONTHS, THOSE WARNINGS WILL BECOME $80 CITATIONS. NEW ART BUSES UP AND RUNNING. LAWRENCE: BEGINNING MONDAY, JULY 22, WE’LL BEGIN IN EARNEST, THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS DRIVER TRAINING. MARISSA: TRAINING THAT CITY OFFICIALS SAY IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE, BEING THAT THERE OVER 200 DRIVERS WHO NEED TO LEARN THE ART BUS ROUT LAWRENCE: THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW PIECES TO THIS OPERATION THAT OUR DRIVERS NEED TO BE TRAINED ON SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE A SAFE TRANSIT SYSTE MARISSA: A SYSTEM, THAT DRIVERS LIKE YOU AND I NEED TO GET FAMILIAR WITH TOO. DONAVON: WE’RE GOING TO HANDING OUT THESE, WHICH IT JUST EXPLAINS, WHAT YOU SHOULDN’T AN SHOULD DO NOW THAT THE ART LANE IS GOING TO BE WORKING AND IN EFFECT. MARISSA: AND SKATEBORDERS LIKE THIS GUY OR BIKERS BREAKING THE RULES WILL ALSO GET A WARNING, AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS DONAVON: THE GOAL IS GOING TO BE AROUND MID-WINTER IS WHEN WE’LL WHICH FROM WARNINGS ACTUAL CITATIONS. MARISSA: SOME NEW MEXICANS SAY ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO BE TOUGH, CONSIDERING THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME TRYING TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK. MATTHEW: I CAN GUARANTEE YOU PEOPLE ARE STILL GOING TO DO THE U-TURNS. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY CRACK DOWN IF THEY REALLY WANT TO ENFORCE IT. ASHLEY: IT’S DEFINITELY CONFUSING WITH THE LANES SWITCHING OVER I THINK DOWN CENTRAL, ESPECIALLY, SINCE WE HAVE ALL THIS TRAFFIC. IT’S DEFINITELY GOING TO BECOME A PROBLEM. MARISSA: OTHERS SAY IT’S JUST GOING TO TAKE TIME TO GET USED TO. BEN: I’M SURE THERE WILL BE SOME GROWING PAINS, NONE OF US ARE USED TO BEING AROUND THE BUSES YET, BUT I’M SURE WE’LL GET USED TO IT AND BE FINE. MARISSA: NOW THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FIVE OF THE 20 BUSES THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO GET. WHEN ALL THE BUS DRIVERS ARE ALL TRAINE UP, BUSES WILL BE RUNNING EVERY SEVEN MINUTES. REPORTING IN NOB HILL, MARISSA ARMAS, KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. SHELLY: AS WE REPORTED, THE CITY OF ALBUQERQUE SETTLED A LAWSUIT WITH A CHINESE BUS COMPANY FOR THE FIRST BATCH OF BUSES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE USED ALONG THE CORRIDOR, BUT MANY

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A little bit of progress in the long delayed ART bus project. For the second time, the city is bringing buses back to Central Avenue. The hope is to get bus drivers and other drivers educated on how to properly use the lanes. "Beginning Monday, July 22nd, we'll begin in earnest the next phase of this project, which is driver training," said Lawrence Rael, the city of Albuquerque's chief operating officer. Rael said it's going to take a while to get the more than 200 bus drivers trained on how to properly drive the ART bus route. "There are a lot of new pieces to this operation that our drivers need to be trained on so we can continue to operate a safe transit system," Rael said. A system that all drivers need to get familiar with. "We're going to be handing out these, which it just explains what you should and shouldn't do now that the ART lane is going to be working and in effect," said Donovan Rivera with the Albuquerque Police Department. Skate borders, cyclists, and e-scooter riders breaking the rules will also get a warning, at least for the next couple of months. "The goal's going to be around midwinter is when we'll switch from warnings to citations," Rivera said. Some New Mexicans said enforcement is going to be tough considering this is our second time trying to make this project work. "I can guarantee you people are still going to do the u-turns," driver Matthew Manicke said. "They are going to have to really crack down if they really want to enforce it." Drivers said with crime in the area, there's going to be a lot of chaos. "It's definitely confusing with the lanes switching over," said Ashley Skorvanik. "I think down Central since we have all this traffic. It's definitely going to become a problem."Others said it's just going to take time to get used to. "I'm sure there will be some growing pains. None of us are used to being around the buses yet, but i'm sure we'll get used to it and be fine," said Ben Pilon. The city has received five of the 20 buses Albuquerque is supposed to get. When all the bus drivers are trained and the buses are fully up and running, commuters can expect to see them every seven minutes. The city of Albuquerque settled a lawsuit with a Chinese bus company for the first batch of buses that were supposed to be used along the corridor, but many were riddled with problems.