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N.M. DOT recommends short‑term fixes at NM‑528/Riverside after weekend crash spike
Summary
State transportation officials told the Rio Rancho governing body that the NM‑528 and Riverside intersection meets signal warrants only on weekends and proposed interim measures — delineators, enhanced striping and a possible beacon — while long‑term signal timing will await future traffic counts and state approval for speed cameras.
New Mexico Department of Transportation officials briefed the Rio Rancho governing body on Dec. 10 about safety work planned at the intersection of NM‑528 and Riverside after an engineering recount and crash review showed a weekend pattern of collisions.
Assistant District Engineer Greg Clark said recent counts show average annual daily traffic on NM‑528 has risen from about 19,520 to roughly 21,500 vehicles. NMDOT analyzed the intersection using METCD (11th edition) signal‑warrant criteria and found the location does not meet signal warrants on typical weekday counts but does meet several warrants on Saturdays and Sundays.
Clark said the department’s crash analysis for 2019–2023 identified 25 crashes at the intersection; 11 occurred on weekend service times that correspond with traffic generated by nearby churches. Because the weekday counts do…
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