Policy Study

New Mexico Ranks 24th Overall in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness

New Mexico’s best rankings are maintenance disbursements per mile (2nd), deficient bridges (4th) and capital-bridge disbursements per mile (7th).

New Mexico's Rankings in the
27th Annual Highway Report

CategoryRank
Overall
36
Capital-Bridge Disbursements Ratio
7
Maintenance Disbursements Ratio
1
Administrative Disbursements Ratio
48
Other Disbursements Ratio
27
Rural Interstate Pavement Condition
40
Urban Interstate Pavement Condition
28
Rural Other Principal Arterial Pavement Condition
31
Urban Other Principal Arterial Pavement Condition
36
Urbanized Area Congestion
16
Structurally Deficient Bridges
18
Rural Fatality Rate
31
Urban Fatality Rate
50
Other Fatality Rate
36

New Mexico's Overall Ranking in Recent Annual Highway Reports

New Mexico ranks 24th in the nation in highway performance and cost-effectiveness in the Annual Highway Report by Reason Foundation.

New Mexico ranks 23rd in fatality rate, 4th in deficient bridges, 18th in rural Interstate pavement condition, 10th in urban Interstate pavement condition, and 14th in urbanized area congestion.

On spending, New Mexico ranks 13th in total disbursements per mile and 44th in administrative disbursements per mile.

New Mexico’s best rankings are maintenance disbursements per mile (2nd), deficient bridges (4th) and capital-bridge disbursements per mile (7th).

New Mexico’s worst rankings are rural arterial lane-width (46th) and administrative disbursements per mile (44th).

New Mexico’s state-controlled highway mileage makes it the 21st largest system.

23rd Annual Highway Report

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