SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and the Department of Public Safety secured $7.5 million in funding from the National Highway Transportation Safety Association’s State Electronic Data Collection Grant Program. The funding will enhance New Mexico’s crash data systems by implementing the Crash Data Improvement Plan, which focuses on evaluation, storage, and data sharing systems and processes.
This initiative is an integral part of NMDOT’s Target Zero program, which aims to reduce traffic fatalities in New Mexico to zero by 2050. Enhancing crash data systems will help the state better identify high-risk areas and implement targeted road safety measures, including road safety audits conducted statewide.
“Comprehensive crash data will allow us to identify the root causes of traffic incidents that make our roads safer for everyone,” said NMDOT Secretary Ricky Serna.
“By improving how we collect, analyze, and share traffic data, this collaboration supports the Target Zero program, helping to save lives and move us closer to eliminating traffic fatalities statewide by 2050,” said DPS Secretary Jason R. Bowie.
This funding will allow NMDOT to:
- Expand crash data.
- Achieve uniform adoption of crash reporting standards.
- Ensure timely and consistent data sharing with federal partners.
About Target Zero
Target Zero is NMDOT’s initiative to coordinate transportation safety efforts across the state. Its goal is bold yet simple: zero traffic-related deaths in New Mexico.