NMDOT study proposes short-term engineering fixes to improve safety on NM-528

The New Mexico Department of Transportation delivered the results of a traffic study on February 22, 2026, focused on a dangerous stretch of NM-528 at the Pasilla Road and Riverside Drive intersection and proposed short-term engineering changes intended to reduce collisions and improve safety. The study singled out that intersection on NM-528 as its principal concern.

NMDOT framed the document as a set of short-term engineering remedies aimed at collision reduction on NM-528. The study’s findings and the recommended short-term changes were presented to address immediate safety concerns at Pasilla Road and Riverside Drive, a corridor used daily by Sandoval County drivers.

The traffic study delivery on February 22 places the recommendations into the hands of county and state transportation planners as of this month. NMDOT’s proposal calls out short-term engineering actions specifically for the Pasilla Road - Riverside Drive location on NM-528, signaling a move toward near-term fixes rather than long-range reconstruction.

Residents and motorists who travel NM-528 through Sandoval County should expect that the February 22 study from NMDOT will shape upcoming conversations about timing and implementation of those short-term engineering changes at Pasilla Road and Riverside Drive. The study establishes the intersection on NM-528 as the immediate focus for collision reduction efforts.