NMDOT - Wed January 26, 2022
New Mexico Dept. of Transportation Celebrates Completion of I-25 Project
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), distinguished guests and community members cut the ribbon to officially open the I-25 University Avenue Project. The approximately $34 million project, which has been under construction since January 2020, is designed to improve safety and traffic flow at one of the city's busiest traffic interchanges....
Gino Alberto, Autodesk Construction Solutions - Thu January 21, 2021
Making the Most of Public Budgets: Driving Technology Adoption on Infrastructure Projects
This is an exciting time for DOTs. Prospective funding opportunities for infrastructure work present possibilities to explore new technologies that can help save time and money on construction projects....
Associated Press - Wed April 24, 2019
Key New Mexico, Texas Oil Highways Receiving Upgrades
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A key highway in southeastern New Mexico and another West Texas are getting much-needed upgrades to accommodate the rise in traffic from the region's oil and gas boom. In New Mexico, the state's Department of Transportation is working to renovate U.S....
Associated Press - Thu September 12, 2019
New Mexico Eyes Airport Expansion for Its Booming Oil Region
LOVINGTON, N.M. (AP) Officials in southeastern New Mexico's booming oil and gas region want to expand their regional airport. The Hobbs News-Sun reported Lea County commissioners voted the week of Aug....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 23, 2018
NMDOT Won't Cave in to Sinkholes on U.S. 82
When it comes to road construction, engineers and construction crews must be prepared for anything, including the possibility that the road will be there one day and gone the next. Fortunately, on U.S....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 28, 2018
New Mexico's Highway 41 Undergoes $22M Reconstruction Near Galisteo
Construction has begun on a 9.3-mi., $22 million reconstruction of New Mexico Highway 41 from just south of Galisteo, a census-designated place, south to Clark Hill in northcentral New Mexico. The construction site is west of I-285 and about 79 mi....
Wed November 08, 2017
N.M. County Selects Contractor to Build Road to Spaceport America
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Dona Ana County officials have chosen a contractor to build an improved road to Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that county commissioners selected Mountain Slates Construction to build the nearly 24-mi....
Wed October 11, 2017
Historic San Juan River Bridge to Be Decommissioned
SHIPROCK, NM (AP) An historic bridge that spans the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico is slated to be decommissioned now that it has been deemed structurally deficient. The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration held a meeting on Sept....
Chuck Harvey - Wed June 21, 2017
NMDOT Oversees McCarty's $12.5M Bridge Replacement
Construction is under way on a $12.5-million bridge replacement project at the Interstate 40 and NM 124 interchange (Exit 96) in McCarty's, west of Albuquerque, N.M. The bridge will be built over I-40....
Chuck Harvey - Fri November 11, 2016
$23M N.M. Road Construction Project Continues Near Hobbs
A $23 million pavement rehabilitation and shoulder-widening project will improve safety and travel on NM 529 in Lea County near Hobbs, N.M. The project, designed to improve highway capacity, is currently on schedule and on budget....
