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Construction to start on 11/11
SILVER CITY - The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One, in partnership with Mountain States Constructors, Inc., is pleased to announce the $41M construction project to begin on US 180.
This project includes widening US 180 from a 2-lane to a 4-lane, realignment of roadway over the existing railroad tracks, removal of the Hurley overpass to be replaced with an at-grade roadway crossing at Pit Access Road, rehabilitation of pavement and widen shoulders from 8 foot to 10 foot, and improvement of intersections along the corridor, lighting improvements, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). The project will take place from milepost 123.13 in Bayard to milepost 128.27 in Hurley.
Starting Monday, November 11, 2024, drivers should anticipate daytime lane closures in both the eastbound and westbound lanes as necessary. The contractor's sequence of construction will be the area of the railroad track, westbound lanes then into the eastbound lanes. Work hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. This reconstruction project is expected to take just over a year to complete, depending on weather conditions.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation is committed to the safety of the traveling public and thanks you for your cooperation during this work. For updated information go to: New Mexico Department of Transportation at www.nmroads.com or call 511.
[Editor's Note: This is written using the minutes from Silver City Executive Assistant Randy Hernandez.]
Members in attendance:
Alex Brown, Town of Silver City
Charlene Webb, Grant County
Harry Browne, Grant County
Sheila Hudman, Village of Santa Clara
Martha Salas, City of Bayard
Ed Stevens, Town of Hurley
Alto Attending:
Randy Hernandez, Town of Silver City; Diana Temple, SWSWA Office Manager; Rheganne Vaughn, Universal Waste Systems ; and Kristy Ortiz, USDA Rural Partners Network Community Liaison
Chairman Brown called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
The annual Hurley Pumpkin Patch set up on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. The pumpkins this year were found at The Patio, games for kids were set up out front. Inside The Old Hurley Store, owner Don Spann had several train displays, two of which were operating to the delight of adults and children visitors. Back outside, a horse cart carried passengers for a ride up and down the street. [Author's Note: While she was writing down names of the horse and cart driver and owner, Ronan, the horse became curious about what she was doing, and in the middle of writing, the author had this large nose start sniffing her pen and notebook. Then, Ronan accepted a nose rub.]
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-
Including the cities of Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mountain Park,
Timberon, Cloudcroft, Mescalero, Pinon, Mayhill, Kingston,
Sacramento, and Lake Roberts
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills-
Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County-
Central Grant County/Silver City Area-
West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-
Including the cities of Hurley, Faywood, Grant County Airport,
Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas, Hachita,
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
On Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, the Silver City Jacob Bennett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented a flag that had flown over the Washington D.C. DAR headquarters .
The flag pole for La Capilla was donated by First New Mexico Bank.
Lorraine Anglin sang The Star-Spangled Banner to open the ceremony.
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