No unauthorized signs, posters, banners, or billboards may be placed or maintained on NMDOT right-of-way
No unauthorized signs, posters, banners, or billboards may be placed or maintained on NMDOT right-of-way. Any such structures are subject to immediate removal without notice by NMDOT employees or contractors.
Especially during election years, signs are often posted on medians and roadsides. Signs placed or encroaching on the rights-of-way, including signs mounted to the fencing or signs/signal support posts, will be removed.
NMDOT maintenance patrols are specifically instructed to remove all signs, political or otherwise, that have been illegally placed. Any item that impedes the roadway or right-of-way can be considered a safety issue to pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists.
If anyone believes their signs have been removed and collected from a state road right-of-way by the NMDOT, they are welcome to contact their local NMDOT district office to collect the signs at an agreed-upon time and district location within two weeks.
The department does not guarantee the NMDOT will have the signs nor that they will be maintained in their original condition.
Questions can be directed to any NMDOT district office.