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Aztec leaders press DOT on Highway 550 arterial safety and funding; chair cites $7 million for project
Summary
Commissioners raised safety concerns about the arterial connection to State Road 516 and discussed Phase 3 design, possible relocation near the Masonic Lodge, and assembly attendance at an NM DOT meeting Jan. 15. The chair said he secured $7 million toward finishing the arterial.
City leaders in Aztec used the Jan. 7 commission meeting to press the New Mexico Department of Transportation for attention to safety at the arterial connection near Highway 550 and State Road 516 and to discuss options for Phase 3 of the arterial project.
The chair said the current design creates an unsafe access to SR 516 for people coming from nearby neighborhoods and urged…
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