News and Announcements

Santa Fe, NM - The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is launching a snowplow naming contest! Help us to start naming our snowplows! New Mexicans are some of the most creative, punny and witty people on...

The New Mexico State Police would like to remind drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV) of the new law passed in July of 2023 regarding driving in the right lane. New Mexico Senate Bill 102, Section 1. 66-7-376...

DEMING - The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office in cooperation with Mountain States Constructors, Inc. (Contractor) are excited to announce the upcoming roadway rehabilitation project on NM 549...

SILVER CITY – The project timeline for the US 180 4-lane project planning, designing and construction has been modified to accommodate a new letting date.  The original letting date for phase one was Oct. 2023, it is...

On Thursday, November 16, 2023, Chandelle Sisneros was sworn-in as the new District One Commissioner for the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) State Transportation Commission. Commissioner Sisneros brings...

Raton - This facility was designed with a modern feel to accentuate the natural landscape and provide a connection of view with the scenery from the scale room and driver's area.  Scales were updated from a single axle...

SANTA FE - The public is invited to comment on the NMDOT’s federal fiscal year 2024 - 2029 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Amendment 1. The program serves as the NMDOT’s short-term planning document...

ENDWI Campaign The New Mexico Department of Transportation’s Traffic Safety Division (NMDOT-TSD) is releasing a winter ENDWI campaign. The campaign will include television, radio, billboard, digital advertising, and...

ROSWELL – The New Mexico Department of Transportation would like to remind New Mexicans, political candidates, and vendors that state law prohibits any person from placing, maintaining, or displaying any unauthorized...

SANTA FE – At the end of September the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Ports of Entry Division, New Mexico State Police and New Mexico Taxation & Revenue teamed up to kick off a month-long...