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November 2009

• N.M. 158 in Glenwood is Closed for the Winter
• Unveiling Of Historic Marker Honors Veterans

October 2009

• Transportation Secretary Girón Announces Highway Crews Prepared as Winter Weather Approaches
• Transportation Secretary Girón Announces First Phase of LED Retrofit Completed Ahead of Schedule
• Transportation Secretary Girón Announces NMDOT to Net Millions through Bond Refinance
• Transportation Secretary Girón Announces Improvements to NMDOT Park-And-Ride Route between Las Vegas and Santa Fe
• New Mexico Department of Transportation’s Annual Equipment “Road’eo” Gets Underway
• New Mexico to Participate in “Walk and Roll To School Day”

September 2009

• Governor Bill Richardson Approves Six Additional Road Projects to be Funded by Stimulus Savings
• Governor Bill Richardson Appoints New Member to the State Transportation Commission
• Transportation Commission Approves David Ploeger as New Aviation Division Director
• Four-way stop scheduled for the intersection of U.S. 82 (D Street) and 17th Street in Lovington
• Officials Break Ground on Last of Nine State Highway Projects Funded by ARRA
• Transportation Secretary Honors NMDOT Employees and Citizens for Their Acts of Heroism

August 2009

• New Mexico Department of Transportation Marks Start of Las Cruces to El Paso Park and Ride Service
• Governor Bill Richardson Breaks Ground on I-25 GRIP Project from Tramway to Bernalillo
• Governor Bill Richardson Proposes Mandatory Jail Time, No Loopholes for DWI Offenders
• Governor Bill Richardson Announces Plans to Establish Park and Ride Service between Las Cruces and El Paso; Service on schedule to begin by end of the month

July 2009

• Governor Bill Richardson Breaks Ground on Second Economic Stimulus Project on U.S. 491
• Governor Bill Richardson Officially Opens N.M. 599 Rail Runner Station and Announces New Sunday Service
• Two Highway Workers Killed; Two separate accidents claim the lives of one DOT employee and one contractor
• Governor Bill Richardson Helps Celebrate Three-Year Anniversary of the New Mexico Rail Runner Express
• Transportation Secretary Girón Announces Opening of Two Emergency Services Heliports
• State and Local Officials Break Ground on Las Cruces Int’l Airport ARRA Runway Reconstruction
• New Mexico Department of Transportation Announces Winner of Bicycle Contest and Survey
• Transportation Secretary Girón Encourages Summer Travelers to Use 511
• Governor Bill Richardson & Senator Tom Udall Announce Plans to Study High-Speed Rail Linking New Mexico, Colorado & Texas
• Transportation Secretary Girón Announces more than $9 Million in Federal Transit Grants to be Awarded Statewide

June 2009

• Congressman Teague, Transportation Officials Break Ground on U.S. 62/180 Stimulus Project near Carlsbad
• Governor Bill Richardson, NMORR Announce $16 Million in Additional Local Road & Transit Construction Projects
• Transportation Department Successfully Integrates Federal Billing System Into SHARE
• Transportation Commission approves more than $20 million to help Local Governments
• Transportation Commission Approves Over $20 Million in Taos, Espanola, and Northen NM
• Transportation Commission Approves Over $20 Million Las Cruces, Deming, Socorro And Southwest New Mexico
• Transportation Commission Approves Over $20 Million To Help Local Governments In Hobbs, Artesia, Ruidoso, Jal And Southeast New Mexico
• Transportation Commission Approves Over $20 Million To Help Local Governments In Rio Rancho, Belen, Tijeras And North Central New Mexico
• Transportation Commission Approves Over $20 Million To Help Local Governments In Las Vegas, Raton, Eagle Nest And Northeast New Mexico
• Transportation Commission Approves Over $20 Million To Help Local Governments In Gallup, Grants, Milan, Pueblo of Acoma, Navajo Nation And Northwest New Mexico
• Transportation Commission approves more than $20 million to help Local Governments
• Federal Highway Administration Approves SHARE Upgrades for NMDOT Billing System
• Department of Transportation to Replace Incandescent Lighting with LEDs through Stimulus Funding
• Governor Bill Richardson Breaks Ground on I-40 Paseo Del Volcan Stimulus Project
• NMDOT Promotes Child Passenger Safety During Disney Train Tour
• Department of Transportation Installing Barrier System along I-25 between Algodones and La Bajada
• Department of Transportation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with New Mexico Association of Counties
• Rail Runner Celebrates Two Million Riders

May 2009

• New Mexico Work Zone Fatalities Memorialized
• Governor Bill Richardson Announces 100 Days and Nights of Summer Kickoff
• State Transportation Commission Approves “Centennial Overpass” and Annual Hardship Sale
• Economic Stimulus Project to Begin on Southern Portion of US 491
• NMDOT Kicks Off Operation Lockdown in Southern New Mexico
• Transportation Secretary Girón Encourages Multimodal Transportation at Bike to Work and Transportation Day Celebrations
• New Mexico Department of Transportation Signs Off on another Stimulus Project
• NMDOT Launches “Click It Or Ticket” to Help Save Lives
• Governor Bill Richardson Dedicates First Transportation Projects Funded by Recovery Act
• NMDOT installs ten Smokey Bear Fire Danger Signs in Lea County
• NMDOT District Two to celebrate National Transportation Week
• Nearly 90 Percent of NM Rail Runner Express Passengers are Satisfied with Service
• DWI Penalties Highlighted in New Campaign

April 2009

• New Mexico Department of Transportation to Place Silhouettes in Liquor Departments in an Effort to Reduce Underage Drinking
• NMDOT to Assist During Tour of the Gila
• Governor Bill Richardson, NMORR Announce $152 Million for Additional Highway and Local Road and Local Transit Construction Projects
• New Mexico Department of Transportation Resumes Billing for Federal Reimbursements
• New Mexico Department of Transportation Kicks Off “Click. Don’t Splat!” Video Contest
• Department of Transportation Teams with New Mexico State University for 55th Annual Transportation Engineering Conference
• NMDOT Discloses Forthcoming Revisions to its Fiscal Year 07 Financial Statements
• Governor Bill Richardson Announces Recovery Projects Are Moving Forward-Contracts Have Been Awarded for Four New Mexico Highway Projects
• NMDOT Prepares For Annual Pilgrimage to Chimayo
• Transportation Secretary Girón Urges Motorists to Use Caution in Work Zones

March 2009

• New Mexico Rail Runner Express Seeks Input from Riders
• Governor Bill Richardson Announces New DWI Efforts Including a Spring SuperBlitz and New DWI Campaign
• State Senate Confirms Gary Giron as Transportation Secretary
• Pavement rehabilitation work on U.S. 70 in Roosevelt County to begin Monday, March 16
• Governor Richardson Honors Fallen Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy James F. McGrane, Jr. at Memorial Highway Dedication
• State Transportation Secretary-Designate Girón Announces New Hotline to Take Reports of Fraud, Waste, Abuse or Misconduct
• Roadwork To Start on US 285 from Lamy to Clines Corners
• Roadway Reconstruction To Begin on Interstate 40, near the Cibola/Bernalillo County Line

February 2009

• State Transportation Commission Approves New Provisions for Construction Code Requiring a Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace
• State Transportation Commission Approves Dedication of N.M. 337 in Honor of Fallen Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy James F. McGrane, Jr.
• “Bike Route 15” Dedication
• Governor Bill Richardson Announces Record Low Alcohol-Involved Fatalities
• DWI Day at the State Capitol
• Transportation Secretary Designate Girón Announces Dramatic Increase to Road Advisory Hotline since Transition to 511
• NMDOT District 1 Partners with State Police to Promote "Save a Life"

January 2009

• New Mexico Department of Transportation hosts ‘Transportation Day’ at the Roundhouse
• New Mexico Recognized for Its Efforts to Reduce Traffic Fatalities
• State Transportation Commission Approves Highway Projects for President Obama’s Stimulus Package
• Transportation Commission Approves Girón as Cabinet Secretary Designate
• Transportation Secretary Designate Girón Announces Work to Begin on N.M. 599 Rail Runner Express Station
• Transportation Secretary Designate Girón Announces Shuttle Service during Legislative Session
• State Transportation Commission Approves $17.9 Million Slated for GRIP II in 2009

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