PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT MEETING


Wednesday March 3rd, 6:00PM - 8:00PM


Genoveva Chavez Center, Rodeo Road

NM599 serves as a North/South by-pass for vehicles traveling through Santa Fe and a WIPP route for low level nuclear waste traveling to the Waste Isolation Pilot Project near Carlsbad. As a high-speed limited access bypass through Santa Fe, NM599 provides local Santa Fe traffic an additional North/South travel corridor to help alleviate congestion along Cerrillos Road and St. Francis Drive.

The Scope of the NM599 Interchange Corridor Study includes performing the following tasks:

• Evaluating and Prioritizing the need for Interchanges
• Evaluating current and potential links to NM599
• Conducting a capacity and weave analysis
• Identifying pedestrian/equestrian/bicycle needs
• Evaluating the need for acceleration/deceleration lanes on frontage roads
• Locating a future transit (bus/rail) corridor 

 

Phase B Report

The Full Draft Phase B Report is currently under review by the Project Management Team.  

The Draft Executive Summary is available electronically for review below:
DRAFT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Preferred Alternatives Figures
Fig 3 – I-25 Frontage Road Overpass  [1.8MB in Size]
Fig 5 – Jaguar Rd. Interchange [1.8Mb in Size]
Fig 7 – East Frontage Road from I-25 to Jaguar Rd. (Section 1)  [1.7MB in Size]
Fig 8 – East Frontage Road from I-25 to Jaguar Rd. (Section 2) [1.8MB in Size]
Fig 10 - Airport Rd. Interchange  [1.8MB in Size]
Fig 12 - Frontage Road Across Santa Fe River  [1.7MB in Size]
Fig 13 - Caja del Rio Interchange  [1.8MB in Size]
Fig 15 - County Road 62 Interchange  [1.8MB in Size]
Fig 16 - County Road 70 Interchange  [1.9MB in Size]
Fig 17 - Ephriam Rd. Interchange  [1.9MB in Size]
Fig 20 - Camino de los Montoyas Interchange  [2.0MB in Size] 

Phase B Recommendations Presentation  [4.6MB in Size] – Distributed at the December 10th Transportation Policy Board Meeting
Priority Plan Presentation [0.7MB in Size] – Distributed at the February 11th Transportation Policy Board Meeting
Map of NM599 Corridor Landowners [2.0MB in Size]

Phase A Report

The Phase A Report is available electronically for review below:
 NM599 Phase A Report [9.6MB in Size]
 NM599 Phase A Report – Appendix A-E [12.9MB in Size]

Hard Copies of the Report are also available for review at the three City Libraries:
Main Library – 145 Washington Ave
La Farge Library – 1730 Llano St.
Southside library – 6599 Jaguar Dr.

 

Public Involvement Meetings

A Public Involvement Meeting to present the recomendations and priority plans from the Phase B Report has been scheduled for Wednesday March 3rd 2010 @ 6:00PM in the Genoveva Chavec Center.  [Click for Invitation]

A Public Information Meeting on the recommendation of the Phase A Report was held on Tuesday October 6th in the Genoveva Chavez Community Center.  Click HERE to view or download the PowerPoint Presentation from the Meeting. [6.1Mb in Size] 

If you would like to submit comments on this Study you can do so electronically using a this fillable FORM or by submitting written comments by mail to: Denise Weston, Parametrix Consulting, 8901 Adams St, NE, Suite D, Albuquerque, NM 875113.

For more information on this Study, contact Albert Thomas with Bohannan-Huston at 505-823-1000 or David Quintana with the New Mexico Department of Transportation at (505) 827-1635 or visit the NMDOT NM599 Webpage

 

Study Status with the MPO

The Recommendations from this Study will be used in the development of the Update to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP).  Click HERE for more details on this process

 

Page Last Updated – February 26th, 2010