NMDOT Seeks Public Comment on Transportation Amendment, Deadline March 27
NMDOT is accepting public comments until March 27 on Amendment 10 to its six-year statewide transportation program, which covers projects from roads to tribal lands.
New Mexico's transportation planning process is open for public input, with a hard deadline of Friday, March 27, 2026, for comments on Amendment 10 to the federal fiscal year 2024–2029 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.
NMDOT announced the comment period on March 10, directing residents statewide, including those in Hidalgo County, to review the amendment's projects through the agency's online STIP Viewer portal. The six-year program covers a broad range of multimodal projects: roads, bridges, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and transit, all drawing on a mix of federal, state, local, and private funding. It also encompasses projects of high public interest or environmental impact, including work in National Parks, Forests, and tribal lands.
Submitting a comment requires a few steps inside the STIP Viewer. First, click the banner in the upper right corner of the portal page to pull up the list of projects included in Amendment 10. To weigh in on a specific project, locate it either on the map or in the project list, then click its Control No. A popup box will appear; click "submit comments" within that box to complete the submission.
For Hidalgo County residents who want local guidance on navigating the process, the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments serves the county alongside Catron, Grant, and Luna counties. Executive Director Priscilla Lucero and Transportation Planner Cerisse Grijalva can both be reached at (575) 388-1509, or by email at priscillalucero@swnmcog.org and grijalvac1@swnmcog.org, respectively. The council's mailing address is P.O. Box 2157, Silver City, NM 88062. NMDOT's District 1 office, which covers the region, is located at 2912 E. Pine St. in Deming.
The amendment sits within a period of active transportation planning activity across the Southwest. The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization separately opened a seven-day public comment window ahead of its Transportation Policy Board meeting on March 20, 2026, where members are set to consider, among other items, a right-of-way cost increase for the Border Highway Connector project from $5,300,000 to $12,726,000, bringing the total project cost to $18,788,466 in fiscal year 2026.
With the March 27 deadline now less than two weeks away, residents who want their priorities reflected in New Mexico's transportation spending plan have a narrow window to act through the STIP Viewer portal on NMDOT's website.
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