Target Zero
is a transformative initiative of the NMDOT that will coordinate all the transportation safety work currently underway and sharpen the department’s focus on safety in all our work. Target Zero visions a transportation system where every journey is completed safely, with zero driving-related deaths in our state.
Strategic Highway Safety Plan
Data driven plan that articulates strategies that NMDOT will undertake in the next 5 years to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in New Mexico. Includes road Safety Audits and public input during the Safety Summit.
Highway Safety Improvement Program
The Highway Safety Improvement Program provides federal funding for projects that address identified safety issues with the goal of reducing serious injuries and fatalities of the traveling public.
Rail-Highway Crossing Program
Developed to identify and reduce hazards to motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians at existing highway-rail grade crossings. Rail-Highway Crossing Program
NM Bike Plan
A long-range infrastructure plan that identifies which NMDOT owned/maintained roadways are desirable for bicycle infrastructure investment. NM Bike Plan
Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
A 5-year framework of 40+ actions in 7 different categories with the goal to reduce pedestrian serious injury and fatal crashes. Pedestrian Safety Action Plan
Community Transportation Safety Plans
Providing on-call consultation to communities to complete transportation safety plans. Community Transportation Safety Plans
Complete Streets Strategic Plan
A roadmap for how to institutionalize complete streets in New Mexico for roadways built for all modes, and people of all ages and abilities, in a context sensitive manner that considers the roadway location and elements.
State Rail Plan
Describes the current status of the New Mexico rail system, demonstrates the demand for and the benefits of the rail system, and identifies capital infrastructure and operating needs that maintain existing infrastructure and services while also enhancing capacity and improving safety. State Rail Plan
Triennial Highway Safety Plan
The Traffic Safety Division of the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) has primary responsibility for managing safety programs designed to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries. Triennial Highway Safety Plan
News and Events
Join us!
Post Crash Care Summit
Date: August 11, 2026
Time: 9:00AM-4:30PM
Location: Presbyterian Rev. Hugh Cooper Center | Albuquerque
New Mexico is doubling down on its commitment to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2050.
Join us at the Post Crash Care Summit, where stakeholders, advocates, first responders, healthcare professionals, and transportation leaders will come together to explore strategies that strengthen post-crash responses and save lives.
Through collaboration and shared expertise, we’ll focus on improving rapid EMS dispatch, securing crash scenes for first responders, and delivering life-saving medical care during the critical “golden hour.”
Together, we can build a stronger post-crash care system and move New Mexico closer to achieving Target Zero. We understand that zero human lives lost is the only acceptable number. This event is free to attend.