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BPAC deadlocks 4-4 and fails to recommend NMDOT 2026 safety targets
Summary
The Mesilla Valley MPO Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee failed on a 4-4 tie to recommend New Mexico Department of Transportationproposed 2026 safety performance targets to the governing board; members urged further state-level discussion and invited public comment at the Dec. 10 board meeting.
The Mesilla Valley MPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee deadlocked on a recommendation to adopt the stateproposed 2026 safety performance measures, resulting in a failed motion on a 4-4 roll-call vote.
Katarina Probingi, who presented the NMDOT draft targets, told the committee that "the safety performance measures must be adopted annually" under federal rules and explained a recent FHWA waiver that allows HSIP and the state's Highway Safety Plan to set different common measures for 2026. She detailed NMDOT's numeric targets for calendar year 2026: total fatalities 445; serious…
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