HB 231 HIGHWAY 128 IMPROVEMENT

Rep Cathrynn N Brown

Actions: [3] HTPWC/HAFC-HTPWC [5] DP-HAFC

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

 House Bill 231 (HB 231) appropriates three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) for road construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance on New Mexico Highway 128 in Lea and Eddy counties.  

 House Bill 231 (HB 231) appropriates three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) from the General Fund (GF) to Department of Transportation for expenditure in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through FY 2028 for road construction, reconstruction, improvement and maintenance on NM Highway 128 running from its intersection with NM Highway 31 in Eddy County, east to its intersection with NM Highway 18 in Lea count

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2028 reverts to the GF. 

 According to DOT website both NM 31 and NM 128 traverse Bureau of Land Management, State Land Office, and private lands, mainly serving the oil and gas industry. Initial evaluations have determined that the highways need pavement improvements, additional lanes and shoulders, passing lanes, sight distance/vertical alignment improvements, and drainage improvements. The study phase documents the existing conditions, identify traffic and safety areas of concern, investigate sensitive cultural and biological resources, seek public and agency feedback, identify improvement alternatives and arrive at a recommended improvement alternative. The study will also create a priority implementation plan consisting of a phased approach to delivering all the improvements, should funding levels require multiple construction contracts.
https://nm31-128project.nmdotprojects.org/
https://apnews.com/travel-general-news-46455308d37d458d9b7a3888c20211b6
 

 HB 231 relates to HB 238