FEDERAL FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IS SET TO END ON JULY 31ST, UNLESS CONGRESS EXTENDS THE PROGRAM. NOW, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY ANTHONY FOXX HAS SENT A LETTER TO THE NEW MEXICO D-O-T ADVISING THE DEPARTMENT OF WHAT WILL LIKELY HAPPEN SHOULD THAT FUNDING GO AWAY.
NEW MEXICO D-O-T SECRETARY TOM CHURCH SAYS IT WOULD MEAN THAT PROJECTS STATEWIDE WOULD EVENTUALLY BE SUSPENDED. AND HE SAYS IT COULD ALSO TRIGGER LAWSUITS REGARDING CONTRACTS THAT WOULD HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE STATE.
CHURCH SAYS, CURRENTLY, THERE ARE ABOUT 7-THOUSAND PEOPLE WORKING ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS IN NEW MEXICO.
