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NMDOT aesthetics plan presented to Mesilla Valley MPO; seeks local input on regional palettes

3773116 · June 11, 2025
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Summary

New Mexico Department of Transportation consultants presented a statewide aesthetics plan framework and a Southwest Central regional palette concept to the Mesilla Valley MPO board, asking local stakeholders to complete a visual survey and participate in outreach to shape design guidance for bridges, interchanges and right-of-way treatments.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation’s consultant team presented a draft statewide aesthetics planning framework to the Mesilla Valley MPO governing board on June 11 and asked local officials and the public to help shape regional “aesthetic palettes” that will guide treatment of DOT facilities.

Amy Bell, a landscape architect with Anthropopolis Design and Planning, said the effort seeks to integrate “the state’s rich history, cultures, and ecologies into our state’s roadways and roadway structures” by developing guidelines for textures, colors, materials, signage and artwork for bridges,…

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