HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE CONDITION OF NEW MEXICO’S ROADS AND HIGHWAYS? A NEW REPORT FROM THE NON-PROFIT “ROAD INFORMATION PROGRAM” SAYS, IN 2017, 56 PERCENT OF THE STATE’S MAJOR ROADWAYS WERE IN POOR OR MEDIOCRE CONDITION. AND THAT ADDS UP TO AN EXTRA 770-DOLLARS IN COSTS FOR THE AVERAGE NEW MEXICO DRIVER EVERY YEAR.
MEANWHILE, WE’RE DRIVING A LOT MORE. THE REPORT SHOWS VEHICLE TRAVEL IN OUR STATE WENT UP 30-PERCENT BETWEEN 2000 AND 2017. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT THE STATE D-O-T HAS IDENTIFIED 3-BILLION DOLLARS IN NEEDED BUT UNFUNDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS… INCLUDING ADDING A THIRD LANE IN EACH DIRECTION ON I-25 BETWEEN BERNALILLO AND SANTA FE.
