Mesilla Valley MPO

The New Mexico Department of Transportation has opened a onetime call for projects along the Interstate 10 and Interstate 40 Corridors.  The Call for Projects is open to all transportation-related projects along the Interstate 10 Corridor.  Please see the “I-10 and I-40 call for project” letter for qualifying projects and the requirements for the application package.

Please have all project applications delivered to the Mesilla Valley MPO TIP Coordinator Dominic Loya by e-mail dloya@las-cruces.org  at the close of the business day on Friday October 7, 2022.

After receiving the applications, the Mesilla Valley MPO will review the applications and schedule a meeting between the applicant and NMDOT District 1 for a review of the application and to have the Project Feasibility Form signed.  The applicants will then present to the two Mesilla Valley MPO advisory committees and the Policy Board.  The first presentation will be at the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee (BPAC) for recommendation on Tuesday October 18^th, 2022, at 5:00 pm.  The second will be at the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for recommendation on Thursday November 3^rd, 2022, at 4:00 pm.  The final presentation will be to the Mesilla Valley MPO Policy Board for approval on November 9^th, 2022, at 1:00 pm.   All approved projects will then be forwarded to NMDOT for consideration before the final deadline of Friday, November 18^th, 2022.

NMDOT PFF Form

Please contact Mallery Manzanares, Administrative Services Director for NMDOT, with any questions about the NMDOT process at mallery.manzanares@state.nm.us.

Please contact Dominic Loya, TIP Coordinator Mesilla Valley MPO, for questions on the Mesilla Valley MPO process at dloya@las-cruces.org or (575) 528-3225.

The Mesilla Valley MPO is pleased to announce that it has approved the Federal Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) at the June 8 ,2022 meeting.

The UPWP is a federally required document outlining MPO work products and budget for a two-year period.

The FFY 2023-2024 UPWP maybe reviewed at this link.

The Mesilla Valley MPO maintains a priority listing of transportation projects. This list, known as the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) provides a four year, prioritized and financially constrained list of federal and state funded transportation projects for the MPO area.
The TIP can be amended on a quarterly basis every year.
The draft tip for the Fourth Quarter of Federal Fiscal Year 2023 is ready for public review.
Draft TIP

CN	FFY	Agency	Project	Scope	Change	Performance Measure Justification
LC00271	2024	NMDOT	US 70 Phase V Mile Post 149.1 to Mile Post 150	Bridge Replacement, Roadway Reconstruction, Pavement Preservation, ADA & Intersection Improvements	Increase of NHPP funds by $3,420,381 for total of $16,620,382	This project will positively affect PM 2 State of Good Repair Performance Targets
LC00280	2023	NMDOT	Arrowhead/I-10 Interchange Study	1.4 miles improving multimodal transportation	Study Phase A/B	This project will not affect current performance measures.
LC00290	2023 & 2024	NMDOT	University Ave Multimodal Project Main St. to NM 28	Multimodal and Roadway Improvements	New Funds CMAQ Increase FFY 2023 $1,053,371 & FFY 2024 $2,907,840 Total: $18,321,844	This project will positively affect PM1 Safety Targets & PM 2 State of Good Repair Performance Targets
LC00380	2023	NMDOT	I-25 Capacity Study Mile Post 2.8 to Mile Post 10.5	Capacity and Safety Study – Phase I & Phase II	Increase $2,000,000 Total: $4,848,199	This will have no effect on Performance Measures

MPO Staff intends to bring this draft TIP before the Policy Board for consideration at their August 10th meeting.
Please contact Mr. Dominic Loya dloya@las-cruces.org with any comments regarding this draft TIP.