New Mexico

Wed November 08, 2017

Grant Will Cover Construction of N.M. Veterans' Cemetery

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) Gallup is getting its own veterans cemetery after a multi-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich along with Rep. Ben Ray Lujan said that the grant of $6.7 million will fund construction....

Wed November 08, 2017

N.M. County Selects Contractor to Build Road to Spaceport America

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Dona Ana County officials have chosen a contractor to build an improved road to Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that county commissioners selected Mountain Slates Construction to build the nearly 24-mi....

Wed October 25, 2017

N.M. Plans Nearly $27M of WIPP Route Road Improvements

Gov. Susana Martinez announced nearly $27 million of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) route road improvements between Carlsbad and Vaughn, as part of the state's 2014 settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy....

Susan Montoya Bryan - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 25, 2017

U.S. Nuke Waste Repository in New Mexico Will Expand

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Workers are expected to begin mining operations at the U.S. nuclear waste dump in New Mexico for the first time in three years following a radiation release that contaminated part of the underground repository, the Energy Department said on Oct....

Wed October 25, 2017

NASA Awards Multiple Construction Contracts

NASA has awarded 24 Multiple Award Construction Contract Two (MACC-II) contracts to 20 small businesses and four large firms for general construction services at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Bay St....

Chuck Harvey - Wed October 25, 2017

$85M GSA Project Upgrades New Mexico Port of Entry

Crews will construct larger, more modern inspection and operational facilities as part of an $85 million upgrade under way at the land port of entry in Columbus, N.M. The new buildings will be built north of the existing 14.72-acre site, allowing the existing facility to continue its operation as construction is in progress....

Wed October 11, 2017

Historic San Juan River Bridge to Be Decommissioned

SHIPROCK, NM (AP) An historic bridge that spans the San Juan River in northwestern New Mexico is slated to be decommissioned now that it has been deemed structurally deficient. The New Mexico Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration held a meeting on Sept....

Thu September 14, 2017

FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....

Associated Press - Thu September 14, 2017

Albuquerque to Woo Amazon in New HQ Location Search

Albuquerque is preparing a proposal to become the site for Amazon's second headquarters, hoping founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will want to return home. Officials from the giant online retailer announced Sept....

Wed September 13, 2017

Xcel Energy Crews Complete Work on Electric Loop

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) Xcel Energy said construction crews have wrapped up work on another segment of a transmission line that makes up a new power loop around one eastern New Mexico community. The utility announced that it has energized a 10-mi....