Legislation Detail
HB 300/a HIGHWAY 180 PROJECT
Actions: [5] HTPWC/HAFC-HTPWC [9] DP/a-HAFC
Scheduled: Not Scheduled
House Bill 300 (HB 300) appropriates fifty-four million dollars ($54,000,000) to the Department of Transportation for the second phase of a road infrastructure project on certain portions of United States Highway 180.Legislation Overview:
House Bill 300 (HB 300) appropriates fifty-four million dollars ($54,000,000) from the General Fund (GF) to Department of Transportation (DOT) for expenditure for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025 through 2027 for the second phase of a road infrastructure project, including acquisition of rights of way, planning, design and construction, and matching funds, on certain portions of US Highway 180 from the railroad crossing in the town of Hurley south and southeast to the Grant County line. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY 2027 reverts to the GF.Current Law:
The project timeline for the letting date for the US 180 4-lane project planning, designing and construction has been modified to be January 2024. Construction for the first phase is scheduled to start in the summer of 2024. Phase 1 of the project includes widening US 180 from 2-lane to 4-lane; realignment of roadway over the existing railroad tracks; removal of the Hurley overpass and replacement with at-grade roadway crossing at Pit Access Road; rehabilitation of pavement; widening shoulders from 8 foot to 10 foot; and improvement of intersections along the corridor. The cost was estimated to be $34,830,374 as of November 2023 https://www.dot.nm.gov/blog/2023/11/28/us-180-4-lane-project-timeline-update-letting-date-now-january-2024-phase-1-construction-to-start-in-summer-2024/Amendments:
The Transportation, Public Works and Capital Improvements Committee amended HB 300 (HTPWC HB 300A) by increasing the appropriation from fifty-four million dollars ($54,000,000) to one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000),