This report examines the condition, use, safety and funding needs of New Mexico’s roads and bridges. Sources of information for this report include AAA, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the U.S. Census Bureau, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Transportation Research Board (TRB), and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
In addition to statewide data, the TRIP report includes regional data for the Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe urban areas. An urban area is defined as a region’s municipalities and surrounding suburbs for pavement condition and congestion data; bridge and traffic fatality data include a region’s major counties.
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