ALBUQUERQUE - Mayor Martin Chávez and ABQ RIDE Director Greg Payne announced that ABQ RIDE will be providing weekend park and ride service to the Expo New Mexico 2008 State Fair from two convenient locations. The fair runs from September 5 through the 21.
Service will be offered each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to midnight, except for the last Sunday of the Fair when it will run from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Fair goers can catch the bus at the northwest corner of Coronado Center or on the West Side at the southwest corner of St. Josephs Avenue and Coors. Tickets are $2.00 for passengers over the age of 12, one way, and free for children 12 and under. The park and ride price does not include Fair admission. To receive a dollar off of the State Fair admission tell the gate attendant that you used the ABQ RIDE park and ride.

Transit officials also announced that service on the Route 66 Central Avenue will be extended to midnight during the fair. Route 766 Rapid Ride will be on normal service from Monday through Thursday and extended to 3 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Sunday service for the 766 Rapid Ride "Red Line" will end at midnight during the fair.

In addition, Fair goers can take advantage of the Route 3-157(Louisiana/Montano/Uptown/Cottonwood) and Route 11 (Lomas), which run by Expo New Mexico. Passengers who use regular ABQ RIDE fixed routes to the Fair can get $1.00 off regular Fair admission by presenting a transfer at the gate.