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NMDOT districts 5 and 4 outline projects, budgets and equipment shortfalls
Summary
Officials from NMDOT Districts 5 and 4 briefed the House Transportation Committee on completed and upcoming projects, special appropriations, staffing vacancies and equipment replacement needs, and identified multi‑year fiscally constrained spending plans.
Rhonda Lopez, district 5 representative for the New Mexico Department of Transportation, told the House Transportation Committee that District 5 oversees San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Santa Fe, Torrance and Los Alamos counties and maintains roughly 5,375 lane miles of roadway.
Lopez said District 5’s FY26 operating budget was about $29.8 million, with ongoing construction contracts totaling roughly $248.9 million and contract maintenance and field supply budgets just over $6 million each. She listed recent special appropriations and projects funded by prior House bills and identified active construction items including a New Mexico 334…
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