Rio Rancho -- Each Day A Surprise

Rust Medical Center

The New Presbyterian Hospital in Southeast Rio Rancho adjacent to Cabezon  is not yet complete and already a flurry of new  activity surrounds it.  Across the street, what appears to be flood control construction is almost complete. Adjacent, the sign announcing medical office pads for sale is gone and earth movers are sitting on land scraped bare of vegetation alongside stacks of long, blue, cylindrical tubes.
On the corner, a new pharmacy opens next door  to another also recently opened. All this, where just a year ago ago, acres of tumbleweed and scrub land existed. A quarter mile up the road, in anticipation of all the new employees who will soon be in and around the Rust Medical Center, restaurants and entertainment spots are springing up.



I have reason to travel along Unser Boulevard frequently -- several times per week.  I am constantly surprised by the changing skyline.  Rio Rancho, at least some parts of it, seem to be unaware of the real estate downturn. Residential and commercial construction continue to change the skyline. The city may deliver before too long on the prediction that it will surpass Las Cruces and Albuquerque in growth.