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Doña Ana County accepts $31 million U.S. DOT grant for Union Pacific overpass
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved on Jan. 28 a consent-agenda item accepting $31 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of an overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad.
Doña Ana County’s Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 28 approved a consent-agenda item accepting $31 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund the final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of an overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad, county communications staff said.
The acceptance of federal funds was part of the consent agenda and was approved unanimously, according to the meeting recap delivered by Anita Skipper, the county’s public information officer. The county’s recap identified the grant amount and the project phases covered: final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction.
The county did not provide additional details about the project timeline, contractor selection, or specific right-of-way parcels in the recap. The acceptance was listed among other consent-agenda approvals and no separate roll-call vote tally or mover/second was recorded in the recap.
