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Doña Ana MPO board ranks Mesilla’s McDowell resurfacing first, approves Angler and Calle de Colon placements
Summary
The Doña Ana County MPO governing board voted May 13 to prioritize Mesilla’s McDowell resurfacing as the top pick for the 2026 New Mexico Transportation Project Fund, followed by the City of Las Cruces’ Angler Road extension and Mesilla’s Calle de Colon; the board also approved TIP amendments and recorded unanimous roll-call votes.
Doña Ana County Metropolitan Planning Organization board members on May 13 voted to rank three candidates for the 2026 New Mexico Transportation Project Fund, placing the Town of Mesilla’s McDowell resurfacing project first, the City of Las Cruces’ Angler Road extension second and Mesilla’s Calle (Calle de) Colon resurfacing third.
The decision followed presentations from city and town staff. Vanessa Morales Romero, public works department project lead for the City of Las Cruces, told the board the city is requesting $3,000,000 to cover planning, design and construction for Angler Road phases 1–3 and said the city already has $1,000,000 in capital outlay plus an additional $1,000,000 allocated by the city; the application includes a proposed developer cost-share and coordination with the Bureau of Land Management for a later phase.
The nut of the board’s action…
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