University Avenue NM 101 Multimodal Project Final Public Meeting
You’re Invited to the Final Public Meeting on the Widening of University Avenue from Avenida de Mesilla to South Main Street
Update as of Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 @ 5:30-7 p.m.
Zia Middle School Cafeteria
1300 New Mexico State Road 101
Las Cruces, NM 88005
Purpose of Meeting
At this meeting, the New Mexico Department of Transportation construction team will review what has been done as part of this project and what is remaining during the contractor’s punch list (final to-do list). The team will also answer questions and accept comments. Mayor Russell Hernandez will be in attendance to address any Town concern.
Purpose of Project
This project, which began in mid-December 2024, included the following:
- Widening of 1.419 miles of NM 101 (University Avenue) from Avenida de
- Mesilla to South Main Street
- New curb and gutter
- New sidewalks
- New multi-use path
- ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) ramps
- New storm drain and drainage structures
- New signage and roadway striping
- New lighting and railroad crossings
For more information visit https://www.dot.nm.gov/universitynm101/.
To request Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) related accommodations, please contact
Ami Evans at 575-640-5981 or ami.evans@dot.nm.gov.