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NMDOT And Partners Encourage Safe Rides Home Over Labor Day Weekend

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NMDOT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation and its partners are promoting a safe ride home program to combat drunk driving in New Mexico.

Since 2018, NMDOT has partnered with Bernalillo County, the City of Albuquerque, Cumulus radio stations and Uber to provide nearly 27,000 safe rides home by supporting the “Take a Ride on Us” program for people living in the Bernalillo County metro area. 

This Labor Day, the program offers 1,000 participants living in and around Albuquerque an Uber credit of up to $10, two rides per person beginning noon Friday, Sept. 2 through 3 a.m. Read More

Atomic City Transit Closed Monday Sept. 5 For Labor Day

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Atomic City Transit regular scheduled bus service will not operate Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day.

Bandelier Shuttle service will continue to operate with 20-minute service Saturday, Sept. 3, through Monday, Sept. 5.

Regular Atomic City Transit service will resume Tuesday, Sept. 6.

Due to staffing shortage, Route 2M will be suspended Tuesday, Sept. 6, through Friday Sept. 9.  Peak service for Route 1 and Route 6 also shall remain suspended until further notice.

For additional information, call the ACT office at (505) 661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker Read More

NMDOT Receives Additional Federal Transportation Funds

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Transportation Secretary Ricky Serna

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) received $61,180,940 from the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) annual August redistribution, which provides additional funding to states as part of the “use-it-or-lose-it” by the end of September process.

When certain federal transportation funding remains unspent before deadlines, the funds revert to a federal pool and are redistributed to other states.

New Mexico has a proven track record for maximizing its federal funding and successfully launching infrastructure Read More

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $12.5 Million In Funding For Two Projects In New Mexico To Modernize Transportation & More

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

USDOT News:

Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $12.6 million to support two projects in New Mexico from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to help move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports, and intermodal transportation and make transportation systems safer, more accessible, more affordable, and more sustainable.

This year’s total allocations nationwide include Read More

Council And County Staff Discuss Options On Traffic Issues Caused By Canyon Road Construction

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By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

With Canyon Road closed for its construction, traffic has overwhelmed Trinity Drive. Cars crawl while frustrations accelerate. Solutions to the bottlenecks were discussed Tuesday during the Los Alamos County Council meeting.

Council Chair Randall Ryti motioned to direct the County Manager to develop an interim four-lane plan for Trinity Drive that meets the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s (NMDOT) requirements and to further direct the County Manager to develop a plan and implementation for restriping Trinity Read More

Posts From the Road: Old Mission State Park

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Old Mission: Mission of the Sacred Heart stands on a hill overlooking the Coeur d’Alene River, which runs nearby. The mission was constructed in 1850-1853 by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe. The Old Mission is the oldest standing building in Idaho today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Mission Interior: The interior of Mission of the Sacred Heart is simple but beautiful. The aged wood floor leads to the altar area of the mission. The altar, carvings and much of the interior decor was crafted by Father Antonio Ravalli who designed and supervised Read More

NMSP: Fatal Crash In Roosevelt County

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NMSP News:

ROOSEVELT COUNTY — At around 4:30 p.m. Aug. 10, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) responded to a motor vehicle crash on N.M. 88, near Portales.

The initial investigation indicated that a 2004 White Lincoln, driven by Minnie M. Corbin, 89, of Portales, was traveling eastbound on N.M. 88.

For unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled into the westbound lanes and shoulder, striking the rear-end of a Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative (RCEC) Freightliner Bucket Truck. The truck was parked on the shoulder as an employee worked on an electric pole.

Corbin was pronounced deceased on the Read More

State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols Taking Place In Counties Across New Mexico In September 2022

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NMSP News:

State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of September.

We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising. 

These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.

Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 29, 2022

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects: 

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors. For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 662.8150, or visit “Projects/Public Works”.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Work underway on Canyon Road. Please slow down and use caution within construction work zones. Courtesy/LAC

Canyon Road Reconstruction

TLC Plumbing and Utility, Read More

Cone Zone: Aug. 26, 2022

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects: 

The projects listed in this section are being managed by County Public Works staff through contractors.

For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit “Projects/Public Works”.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the below information is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.

Canyon Road Reconstruction 

TLC Plumbing and Utility, under contract with the Los Alamos County Public Works Department has completed Phase 1 of the three-phase Read More